Bible Dictionaries
Syrtis
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ssihr' tihss) Translated “quicksands” in Acts 27:17 (KJV). Probably what is now known as the Gulf of Sidra, a place of shallow water with hidden rocks, sandbanks, and quicksands off the African coast west of Cyrene.Copyright Statement
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Syrtis'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/syrtis.html. 1991.