Strong's #2914: Krete (pronounced kray'-tay)

of uncertain derivation; Crete, an island in the Mediterranean:--Crete.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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Krētē

Crete = "fleshy"

1) the largest and most fertile island of the Mediterranean archipelago or Aegean Sea, now the modern Candia

Part of Speech: noun proper locative

Relation: of uncertain derivation

Usage:

This word is used 5 times:

 

Acts 27:7: "suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;"
Acts 27:12: "to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the southwest"
Acts 27:13: "their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete."
Acts 27:21: "and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm"
Titus 1:5: "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting,"