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Lexicon :: Strong's G2993 - laodikeia

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Λαοδίκεια
Transliteration
laodikeia (Key)
Pronunciation
lah-od-ik'-i-ah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of λαός (G2992) and δίκη (G1349)
mGNT
6x in 3 unique form(s) TR
6x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Λαοδίκεια Laodíkeia, lah-od-ik'-i-ah; from a compound of G2992 and G1349; Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor:—Laodicea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2993 in the following manner: Laodicea (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2993 in the following manner: Laodicea (6x).

  1. Laodicea = "justice of the people"

    1. a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colosse. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 66 A.D. and rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius. It was the seat of the Christian church.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Λαοδίκεια Laodíkeia, lah-od-ik'-i-ah; from a compound of G2992 and G1349; Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor:—Laodicea.
STRONGS G2993:
Λαοδίκεια (Λαοδικια T WH (see Iota); R G L Tr accent Λαοδίκεια, cf. Chandler § 104), Λαοδικείας, ἡ, Laodicea, a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colossae. After having been successively called Diospolis and Rhoas, it was named Laodicea in honor of Laodice, the wife of Antiochus II. (). It was destroyed by an earthquake, A.D. 66 (or earlier, see Lightfoots Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, p. 38f), together with Colossae and Hierapolis (see Κολοσσαί); and afterward rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius. It was the seat of a Christian church: Colossians 2:1; Colossians 4:13, 15f ((on the 'Epistle to (or 'from') the Laodiceans' see Lightfoot's Commentary, as above, pp. 274-300)); Revelation 1:11; Revelation 3:14, and in the (Rec.) subscription of the 1 Timothy (See Lightfoot's Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, Introductory § 1; Forbiger, Hndbch. d. alton Geogr. 2te Ausg. 2:347f.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Colossians
2:1; 4:13; 4:15
Revelation
1:11; 3:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2993 matches the Greek Λαοδίκεια (laodikeia),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:1 - I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other believers who have never met me personally.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:13 - I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:15 - Please give my greetings to our brothers and sisters[fn] at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:16 - After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you should read the letter I wrote to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:11 - It said, “Write in a book[fn] everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 - “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning[fn] of God’s new creation:
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