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Castor

Meaning of “Castor”

One of the two names forming the sign of an Alexandrian ship.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 28:11

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Acts 28:11
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was castor and Pollux.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 28:11 · retained source text

And after three moneths wee departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the Ile, whose signe was Castor and Pollux.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

In astronomy, a moiety of the constellation Gemini, called also Apollo. […] CASTOR and Pollux, in meterology, a fiery meteor, which, at sea, appears sometimes adhering to a part of a ship

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