99. Adrias
Strong's Lexicon
Adrias: Adriatic Sea

Original Word: Ἀδρίας
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Adrias
Pronunciation: ä-dree-äs'
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-ree'-as)
Definition: Adriatic Sea
Meaning: the Hadria, a name given by sailors not merely to the Adriatic Sea, to which it properly belonged, but also to the open Mediterranean to the south-east of Italy, to the sea that lay between Malta, Italy, Greece, and Crete.

Word Origin: Derived from the Latin "Adriaticus," referring to the Adriatic Sea.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for "Adrias" as it is a specific geographical term related to the Greco-Roman world.

Usage: The term "Adrias" refers specifically to the Adriatic Sea, a body of water that lies between the Italian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe the sea area where the Apostle Paul experienced a shipwreck during his journey to Rome.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Adriatic Sea was a significant body of water in the ancient world, serving as a major route for trade and travel between the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire. It was known for its unpredictable weather and treacherous sailing conditions, which are reflected in the biblical account of Paul's shipwreck. The sea was named after the ancient city of Adria, which was an important port in the region.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
the Adriatic, the name of a sea
NASB Translation
Adriatic (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 99: Ἀδρίας

Ἀδρίας (WH Ἁδρ.), , , Adrias, the Adriatic Sea, i. e., in a wide sense, the sea between Greece and Italy: Acts 27:27, (cf. B. D. under the word ; Dict. of Greek and Rom. Geog. under the word Adriaticum Mare).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Adria.

From Adria (a place near its shore); the Adriatic sea (including the Ionian) -- Adria.

Forms and Transliterations
Αδρια Ἀδρίᾳ Ἁδρίᾳ αδροί αδροίς αδρούς Adria Hadria Hadríāi
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 27:27 N-DMS
GRK: ἐν τῷ Ἁδρίᾳ κατὰ μέσον
NAS: as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about
KJV: in Adria, about
INT: in the Adriatic toward [the] middle

Strong's Greek 99
1 Occurrence


Ἁδρίᾳ — 1 Occ.















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