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Pollux

Meaning of “Pollux”

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

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 28:11

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The KJV occurrence

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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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Acts 28:11

Whose sign was Castor and Pollux expressly identifies Pollux as part of the Alexandrian ship's sign. The proper-name record is exact and non-exhaustive.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini or the Twins.

volume 2, leaf 322, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 192)