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Krés <a href="../greek/2913.htm" title="2913">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Krés: Cretan</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Κρής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Krés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>krace<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(krace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Cretan<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a Cretan, an inhabitant of Crete.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the name of the island Κρήτη (Krete), known in English as Crete.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "Κρής" as it specifically refers to a Greek island and its inhabitants. However, the concept of islanders or maritime peoples can be found in references to the "islands of the sea" (e.g., Isaiah 11:11).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Κρής" refers to an inhabitant of Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. In the New Testament, Cretans are mentioned in the context of their cultural characteristics and their presence in the early Christian community.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Crete is a significant island in the Mediterranean, known for its ancient Minoan civilization. By the time of the New Testament, Crete was a Roman province. The Cretans had a reputation for being skilled sailors and traders, but they were also stereotyped in the ancient world as being deceitful and lazy, a stereotype reflected in the writings of the poet Epimenides, who is quoted in the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2914.htm">Krété</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a Cretan<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Cretans (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2912: Κρής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Κρής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, plural <span class="greek2">Κρῆτες</span>, <span class="accented">a Cretan,</span> an inhabitant of the island of Crete: <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-11.htm">Acts 2:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/titus/1-12.htm">Titus 1:12</a> (cf. Farrar, St. Paul, 2:534).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Crete, Cretian. <p>From <a href="/greek/2914.htm">Krete</a>; a Cretan, i.e. Inhabitant of Crete -- Crete, Cretian. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2914.htm">Krete</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Κρητες Κρῆτες Kretes Krêtes Krētes Krē̂tes<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/2-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ προσήλυτοι <b>Κρῆτες</b> καὶ Ἄραβες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Cretans</span> and Arabs-- we hear<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Cretes</span> and Arabians,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and converts <span class="itali">Cretans</span> and Arabians<p><b><a href="/text/titus/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 1:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν προφήτης <b>Κρῆτες</b> ἀεὶ ψεῦσται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> said, <span class="itali">Cretans</span> are always<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> said, <span class="itali">The Cretians</span> [are] alway<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them a prophet <span class="itali">Cretans</span> always [are] liars<p><b><a href="/greek/2912.htm">Strong's Greek 2912</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2912.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kre_tes_2912.htm">Κρῆτες — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2911.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2911"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2911" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2913.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2913"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2913" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>