Μελίτη
Melitē · Malta
Greek word · Strong’s number G3194 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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Melitē (Μελίτη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Malta”.
An island of the Mediterranean south of Sicily.
How to say it
Me·li·tē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
The place
Malta
Today: Malta (island; shipwreck possibly St Paul's Bay)
A small island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily.
After the shipwreck, Paul and the others reached the island safely; the people treated them with great kindness (Acts 28:1-2).
Where it appears
- Acts 28:1
And having been brought safely through, then we learned that the island was called Malta.