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G4950 · σύρτις

sýrtis

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Strong’s definition

a shoal (from the sand drawn thither by the waves), i.e. the Syrtis Major or great bay on the north coast of Africa

KJV gloss list in the source

quicksands

Derivation recorded by Strong

from G4951 (σύρω);

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