σύρτις

From LSJ
Revision as of 17:43, 25 August 2017 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (strοng)

ἡδέως γὰρ ἀνέχεσθε τῶν ἀφρόνων → for you suffer fools gladly (2 Corinthians 11:19)

Source

German (Pape)

[Seite 1041] ἡ, die Syrte, eine Sandbank im Meere, bes. an der libyschen Küste, s. nom. pr.; übh. eine Bank bewegliches Sandes, die der Wind zusammengeführt hat, Flugsand.

English (Strong)

from σύρω; a shoal (from the sand drawn thither by the waves), i.e. the Syrtis Major or great bay on the north coast of Africa: quicksands.