"Phoenix, Phoenice, a city, with a harbor, on the southeast coast of Crete, Acts 27:12*"
Definition and meaning
Phoenix, Phoenice, a city, with a harbor, on the southeast coast of Crete, Acts 27:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: Φοῖνιξ
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of phoinix (G5405) across the King James Bible.
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
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Common questions
Strong's G5405 (phoinix) is a Greek word that means: Phoenix, Phoenice, a city, with a harbor, on the southeast coast of Crete, Acts 27:12* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word phoinix (G5405) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5405 is phoinix, a Greek word defined as: Phoenix, Phoenice, a city, with a harbor, on the southeast coast of Crete, Acts 27:12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
phoinix is a Greek word found in the New Testament.