Creek (1 Occurrence)

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Acts 27:39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. (KJV WBS YLT)

Thesaurus

Creek (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) Any turn or winding. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CREEK. krek, colloq. ...
See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 1. Multi-Version Concordance Creek (1 Occurrence). ...
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Fleet (7 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; -- obsolete,
except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in London. 12. ...
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Thrust (92 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain
creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible ...
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Discerning (29 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:39 And when the day came, they were not discerning the land, but a certain
creek were perceiving having a beach, into which they took counsel, if ...
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Discovered (46 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain
creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible ...
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Minded (36 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain
creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible ...
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Melita (1 Occurrence)
... Paul's Bay", "a certain creek with a shore." It is about 2 miles deep and 1 broad,
and the whole physical condition of the scene answers the description of the ...
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Perceiving (25 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:39 And when the day came, they were not discerning the land, but a certain
creek were perceiving having a beach, into which they took counsel, if ...
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Purposed (44 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain
creek with a shore, into which they purposed, if it were possible, to ...
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Bay (8 Occurrences)
... of inlet of the sea in the Old Testament only in Joshua 15:2, 5; Joshua 18:19, and
in New Testament only in Acts 27:39 (of Malta, the King James Version "creek...
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Greek

2859. kolpos -- the bosom
... bosom, breast, bay. Apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy, a bay -- bosom,
creek. (kolpois) -- 1 Occurrence. (kolpon) -- 4 Occurrences. ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CREEK

krek, colloq. krik (kolpos (Acts 27:39), the Revised Version (British and American) "bay"): The spot has been identified as the traditional Bay of Paul about 8 miles Northwest of the town of Valetta in the island of Malta.

See MELITA.

PILLARS OF THE EARTH

See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 2.

VAULT OF EARTH

See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 1.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river.

2. (n.) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.

3. (n.) Any turn or winding.