Sirtis

Yunani

Strongs #4950: surtiv surtis

1. 1) Syrtis, the name of two places in the African or Libyan Sea between Carthage and Cyrenaicia, full of shallows and sandbanks, and therefore destructive to ships; the western Syrtis, between the islands Cercina and Meninx (or the promontories of Zeitha and Brachodes), was called Syris minor, the eastern (extending from the promontories of Cephalae on the west to that of Boreum on the east) was called Syris major; this latter must be the one referred to in Ac 27:17, for upon this the ship in which Paul was sailing might easily be cast after leaving Crete

4950 surtis soor'-tis

[Barclay]

Strongs #4950:

Dua teluk besar di pantai utara *Afrika, sebelah selatan Sisilia, yang sangat ditakuti para nelayan dan awak kapal karena beting-betingnya yang berbahaya (Kis. 27:17) dan anginnya yang kencang.

(Yunani syrtis, 'beting', Kis 27:17). Kapal yg ditumpangi Paulus, yg harus mencegah bahaya terdampar ke Sirtis Besar, pasir apung di sebelah barat Kirene di pantai Afrika Utara. Sekarang dinamai Teluk Sidra, pantai pasir dan perairannya berbahaya, sangat ditakuti pelaut. JDD/BS/HAO