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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2912 - Κρής

Transliteration

Krḗs

Phonetics

krace

Origin

from (G2914)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a Cretan, an inhabitant of the island of Crete

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

BSB (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

CSB (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

ESV (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

KJV (3)

Acts 1

Titus 2

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

N95 (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

NAS (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

NLT (3)

Acts 1

Titus 3

WEB (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

YLT (2)

Acts 1

Titus 1

ASV (2)

cretans 2

BSB (2)

cretans 2

CSB (2)

cretans 2

ESV (2)

cretans 2

KJV (3)

cretes 1

cretians 2

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

cretans 2

N95 (2)

cretans 2

NAS (2)

cretans 2

NLT (3)

cretans 1

crete 2

WEB (2)

cretans 2

YLT (2)

cretans 1

cretes 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-NPM 2

ANT

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 2

BEZ

N-NPM 2

BGB

N-NPM 2

BMT

N-NPM 2

BYZ

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 2

ELZ

N-NPM 2

NA26

N-NPM 2

SBL

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 2

SCV

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 2

STV

N-NPM 2

TIS

N-GPM 1

N-NPM 2

N-NPM-LG 2

TRG

N-NPM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

Κρής, ὁ,

gen. Κρητός, mostly in pl. Κρῆτες, ῶν,

Cretan, Il. 2.645, etc.: prov., ὁ Κρὴς τὸν πόντον (sc. ἀγνοεῖ),

of those who feign ignorance, Alcm. 115, cf. Str. 10.4.17: —

fem. Κρῆσσα, ης, Sapph. 54: in pl., title of play by Aeschylus: as Adj., Cretan, Κρῆτα τρόπον Simon. 31; Κρὴς ταῦρος Apollod. 2.5.7; μητρὸς.. Κρήσσης S. Aj. 1295: —

regul. Adj. Κρήσιος, α, ον, Id. Tr. 119, E. Hipp. 372 (both lyr.), Limen. 39, etc.: —

more freq. Κρητικός, ή, όν (q.v.).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

Κρής, ὁ, plural Κρῆτες, a Cretan, an inhabitant of the island of Crete: Acts 2:11; Titus 1:12 (cf. Farrar, St. Paul, 2:534).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

Κρής , ὁ , pl., Κρῆτες ,

a Cretan: Acts 2:11, Titus 1:12.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

Κρητες Κρῆτες Kretes Krêtes Krētes Krē̂tes