Quick Definition
Phoenix
Biblical Persons & Places
Phoenix
Phoenix
A location only mentioned at Act.27.12;
only referred to as Phoenix (Φοῖνιξ).
Strong's Definition
Phœnix, a place in Crete
Derivation: probably the same as G5404 (φοῖνιξ);
KJV Usage: Phenice
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
- Original: Φοῖνιξ
- Transliteration: Phoinix
- Phonetic: foy'-nix
- Definition: Phenice = "palm tree"
1. the name of a haven in Crete on the south coast
- Origin: probably the same as G5404
- TDNT entry: None
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Location
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Φοῖνιξ Phoinix 1x
Phoenix, Phoenice, a city, with a harbor, on the southeast coast of Crete, Act_27:12
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
φοῖνιξ , -ικος , ο , ἡ ,
(a) a Phζnician (also with fem., Φοίνισσα , Hom ., al. );
(b) Phζnix, a city of Crete: Act_27:12 .†
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
Φοῖνιξ Φοῖνιξ, ι_κος, "a Phoenician", Hom. fem., Φοίνισσα γυνή Od. , Eur. ; χθών, νῆσος Eur.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
φοῖνιξ, -ικος, ο, ἡ
Phænix, a city of Crete: Act.27:12.†
(AS)