Quick Definition
λιμήν, ένος, ὁ n.m. a harbor, port
Strong's Definition
apparently a primary word; a harbor
KJV Usage: haven. Compare 2568
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ένος
1.75 · Geographical Objects and Features · Bodies of Water
harbor a relatively small area of the sea which is well protected by land but deep enough for ships to enter and moor λιμήν may be rendered in some languages by a descriptive phrase, ‘a place where ships are safe from the storm’ or ‘a place where ships are never damaged’ or ‘a place where ships may stay.’ In ACT 27:12 it is difficult to know whether the reference of λιμήν is to the harbor as a convenient place for the ships to stay during the winter, or to the port (that is to say, the town at the harbor) as a convenient place for people to stay during the winter. Some languages make a clear distinction between the area where ships stay and where people may stay waiting to continue their voyage.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λιμήν, -ένος, ὁ, [allied with λίμνη, q. v.; fr. Hom. down], a harbor, haven: Acts xxvii. 8, 12; see καλοὶ λιμένες, p. 322%.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
λιμήν limēn 3x
a port, haven, harbor, Καλὰ Λιμένες, Acts 27:8, 12*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
λιμήν, -ένος, ὁ,
[in LXX: Ps 106 (107):30 (מָחוֹז), Ps 106 (107):35, I Es 5:55, I, II, IV Mac7*;]
a harbour, haven: Ac 27:8, 12 (cf. Καλοὶ Λιμένες).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
λιμήν. P Petr II. 4511: 19 (B.c 246) ὁ ἐν Σελευκεί[αι λ]ιμήν, P Amh 11. 1161 (A.D. 178) τετέλίεσται) . . « λιμένος Μέμφεως, ‘© paid the tax for the harbour of Memphis.”’
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
λιμήν (limēn) — Havens. λῐμήν, ένσς, ὁ, harbour, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Κανθάρου λ. a dockyard in the Piraeus, with a pun on κάνθαρος just above, [Refs 8th c.BC+] havens of refuge from the sea, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. metaphorically, haven, retreat, refuge, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἑταιρείας λ. a haven of friendship, [Refs 5th c.BC+] from ills, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. gathering-place, receptacle, πλούτου λ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἅιδου λ. harbour of death, [Refs]; ξείνων αἰδοῖοι λιμένες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βοῆς τῆς σῆς ποῖος οὐκ ἔσται λ.; what place shall not harbour (i.e. receive) thy cry? [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. ={ἀγορά} in Thessaly and Paphos, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
IV. the source of birth, womb, [Refs 5th c.BC+]