Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Crete"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Crete
now called Candia, one of the largest islands in the
Meditterranean, about 140 miles long and 35 broad. It was at one
time a very prosperous and populous island, having a "hundred
cities." The character of the people is described in Paul's
quotation from "one of their own poets" (Epimenides) in his
epistle to Titus: "The Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts,
slow bellies" (Titus 1:12). Jews from Crete were in Jerusalem on
the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:11). The island was visited by Paul
on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27). Here Paul subsequently left
Titus (1:5) "to ordain elders." Some have supposed that it was
the original home of the Caphtorim (q.v.) or Philistines.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crete \Crete\ (kr[=e]t), n. [L. Cres, Cretis.]
A Cretan
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Crete
n : the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the
Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
[syn: {Crete}, {Kriti}]
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