Bible Dictionaries
Attain

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

ATTAIN . In Acts 27:12 ‘attain’ has the literal meaning of reach a place (so RV [Note: Revised Version.] ). Elsewhere it has the figurative sense still in use.

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Attain'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​a/attain.html. 1909.