Forms of the word

Dictionary
λιμήν, ένος, ὁ
Greek transliteration
limēn
Simplified transliteration
limen

Numbers

Strong's number
3040
GK Number
3348

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3f(1b)
Gloss
harbor
Definition
a port, haven, harbor, Καλὰ Λιμένες, Acts 27:8, 12*

Greek-English Concordance for λιμήν

Acts 27:8 Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens (limenas | λιμένας | acc pl masc), near to which was the city Lasea.
Acts 27:12 And since the harbor (limenos | λιμένος | gen sg masc) was unsuitable to winter in, the majority made a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they might be able to reach Phoenix, a harbor (limena | λιμένα | acc sg masc) of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

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