Easton's Bible Dictionary Found only in Acts 27:17, the rendering of the Greek Syrtis. On the north coast of Africa were two localities dangerous to sailors, called the Greater and Lesser Syrtis. The former of these is probably here meant. It lies between Tripoli and Barca, and near Cyrene. The Lesser Syrtis lay farther to the west. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia QUICKSANDS kwik'-sandz. See SYRTIS.

Multi-Version Concordance Quicksands (1 Occurrence) Acts 27:17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. (KJV WEY WBS)