Sýrtis — G4950

G4950 · Greek — σύρτις

Pronunciation: soor'-tis

Definition

feminine proper noun

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

from G4951

Sýrtis occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (1)

Acts 27:17 — Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands (Σύρτιν), strake sail, and so were driven.