GREEK · G2834
Κνίδος
Knidos — Cnidus
Κνίδος, -ου, ἡ Cnidus, a city (and peninsula) on S.W. coast of Asia Minor: Act.27:7.† (AS)
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Cnidus
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Historical dictionary entry
A town and harbour on the extreme south-west of the peninsula of Doris in Asia Minor. Paul sailed past it on his voyage to Rome after leaving Myra (Acts 27:7).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.