2996. Lasaia

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Lasaia: Lasaia

Original Word: Λασαία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Lasaia
Pronunciation: lah-SAH-yah
Phonetic Spelling: (las-ah'-yah)
Definition: Lasaia
Meaning: Lasea, a city in Crete, about the middle of the south coast.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Lasea.

Of uncertain origin; Lasaea, a place in Crete -- Lasea.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
Lasea, a city of Crete
NASB Translation
Lasea (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2996: Λασαία

Λασαία, Λασαιας, ἡ (Lachmann Ἀλασσα, Tr WH Λασεα (see WHs Appendix, p. 160), Vulg.Thalassa), Lasaea, Acts 27:8, a city of Crete not mentioned by any ancient geographical or other writer. But this need not excite surprise, since probably it was one of the smaller and less important among the ninety or a hundred cities of the island; cf. Kuinoel at the passage (Its site was discovered in 1856, some five miles to the E. of Fair Havens and close to Cape Leonda; see Smith, Voyage and Shipwr. of St. Paul (3rd edition, p. 259f) 4th edition, p. 262f; Alford, Greek Testament, vol. ii, Proleg., p. 27f.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: The origin of the word Λασαία is uncertain, but it is a proper noun referring to a specific location.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Hebrew entries for Λασαία, as it is a proper noun specific to a location in the New Testament and does not have a Hebrew equivalent in the Old Testament.

Usage: The term Λασαία is used in the New Testament to refer to a city on the island of Crete. It is mentioned in the context of Paul's voyage to Rome when he was taken as a prisoner.

Context: Lasaia is a city located on the southern coast of the island of Crete. It is mentioned in the Book of Acts as part of the narrative of Paul's journey to Rome. In Acts 27:8, the ship carrying Paul and other prisoners sailed along the coast of Crete and passed by Lasaia. The passage reads: "After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. As the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasaia." (Acts 27:7-8, BSB)

The mention of Lasaia provides geographical context to the narrative, indicating the challenges faced by the ship due to adverse winds. The city itself is not described in detail in the biblical text, and little is known about it from other historical sources. However, its mention highlights the strategic and navigational considerations of ancient maritime travel in the Mediterranean.

Forms and Transliterations

Λασαία Λασεα Λασέα Lasaia Lasaía

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 27:8 N-NFS
GRK: ἦν πόλις Λασαία
NAS: which was the city of Lasea.
KJV: was the city [of] Lasea.
INT: was a city of Lasaea

Strong's Greek 2996
1 Occurrence

Λασαία — 1 Occ.