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Lexicon :: Strong's G2181 - ephesos

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Ἔφεσος
Transliteration
ephesos (Key)
Pronunciation
ef'-es-os
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of foreign origin
mGNT
16x in 3 unique form(s) TR
15x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ἔφεσος Éphesos, ef'-es-os; probably of foreign origin; Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor:—Ephesus.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G2181 in the following manner: Ephesus (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G2181 in the following manner: Ephesus (15x).

  1. Ephesus = "permitted"

    1. a maritime city of Asia Minor, capital of Ionia and under the Romans, of proconsular Asia, situated on the Icarian Sea between Smyrna and Miletus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἔφεσος Éphesos, ef'-es-os; probably of foreign origin; Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor:—Ephesus.
STRONGS G2181:
Ἔφεσος, -ου, ἡ, Ephesus, a maritime city of Asia Minor, capital of Ionia and, under the Romans, of proconsular Asia [see Ἀσία], situated on the Icarian Sea between Smyrna and Miletus. Its chief splendor and renown came from the temple of Artemis, which was reckoned one of the wonders of the world. It was burned down B. C. 356 by Herostratus, rebuilt at the common expense of Greece under the supervision of Deinocrates (Pausanias, 7, 2, 6f; Livy 1, 45; Pliny, h. n. 5, 29 (31); 36, 14 (21)), and in the middle of the third century after Christ utterly destroyed by the Goths. At Ephesus the apostle Paul founded a very flourishing church, to which great praise is awarded in Revelation 2:1ff. The name of the city occurs in Acts 18:19, 21, 24; Acts 19:1, 17, 26; Acts 20:16; 1 Corinthians 15:32; 1 Corinthians 16:8; Ephesians 1:1 (where ἐν Ἐφέσῳ is omitted by the Sinaiticus manuscript and other ancient authorities, [bracketed by T WH Tr marginal reading; see WHs Appendix at the passage; B. D. American edition under the word Ephesians, The Epistle to the]); 1 Timothy 1:3; 2 Timothy 1:18; 2 Timothy 4:12; Revelation 1:11, and (according to G L T Tr WH) Revelation 2:1. Cf. Zimmermann, Ephesus im 1. christl. Jahrh., Jena 1874; [Wood, Discoveries at Ephesus (1877)].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
18:19; 18:21; 18:24; 19:1; 19:17; 19:26; 20:16
1 Corinthians
15:32; 16:8
Ephesians
1:1
1 Timothy
1:3
2 Timothy
1:18; 4:12
Revelation
1:11; 2:1; 2:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2181 matches the Greek Ἔφεσος (ephesos),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:19 - They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:21 - But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s will.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:24 - Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:1 - While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:17 - When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26 - And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:16 - Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:17 - From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:32 - If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:8 - But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 - Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus,[fn] the faithful in Christ Jesus:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:3 - As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:18 - May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:12 - I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:11 - which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
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