παραχειμασία paracheimasía

Meaning

a wintering over

In the King James Version: winter in

Derivation: from G3914 (παραχειμάζω);

Where it is used

• Acts 27:12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.