ΚΡΗΤΕΣ, κρητες
KRĒTES, krētes
Sounds Like: KREE-tess
Translations: Cretans
From the root: ΚΡΗΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the inhabitants of the island of Crete. It is used to denote people originating from or living on Crete. In a sentence, it would function as the subject or object, referring to a group of people.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2912 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:110
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Against Apion
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezekiel — 30:5
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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