ΚΡΗΤΗΣ, κρητης
KRĒTĒS, krētēs
Sounds Like: KREE-tays
Translations: Cretan, a Cretan, (of) Crete
From the root: ΚΡΗΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word refers to a person from the island of Crete, or something pertaining to Crete. It can be used as a noun to mean 'a Cretan' or as an adjective to describe something as 'Cretan'. In the provided examples, it appears as a genitive singular noun meaning 'of Crete' (from Crete) and as a nominative singular noun meaning 'the Cretan'.
Inflection: Masculine, Singular, Nominative or Genitive
Strong’s number: G2912 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 10:67
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΡΗΤΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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