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Lexicon :: Strong's G2542 - kaisareia

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Καισάρεια
Transliteration
kaisareia (Key)
Pronunciation
kahee-sar'-i-a
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
17x in 3 unique form(s) TR
17x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Καισάρεια Kaisáreia, kahee-sar'-i-a; from G2541; Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine:—Cæsarea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G2542 in the following manner: Caesarea (of Palestine) (15x), Caesarea (Philippi) (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G2542 in the following manner: Caesarea (of Palestine) (15x), Caesarea (Philippi) (2x).

  1. Caesarea = "severed"

    1. Caesarea of Philippi was situated at the foot of Lebanon near the sources of the Jordan in Gaulanitis, and formerly called Paneas; but afterward being rebuilt by Philip the tetrarch, it was called by him Caesarea, in honour of Tiberias Caesar; subsequently called Neronias by Agrippa II, in honour of Nero.

    2. Caesarea of Palestine was built near the Mediterranean by Herod the Great on the site of Strabo's Tower, between Joppa and Dora. It was provided with a magnificent harbour and had conferred upon it the name of Caesarea, in honour of Augustus. It was the residence of Roman procurators, and the majority of its inhabitants were Greeks.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Καισάρεια Kaisáreia, kahee-sar'-i-a; from G2541; Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine:—Cæsarea.
STRONGS G2542:
Καισάρεια (Καισαρια Tdf. (cf. his note on Acts 9:30), WH; see Iota), Καισαριας, ἡ, Caesarea; there were two cities of this name in Palestine:
1. Caesarea Philippi (Καισάρεια ἡ Φιλίππου), situated at the foot of Lebanon near the sources of the Jordan in Gaulanitis, and formerly called Paneas (ἥν Πανεαδα Φοίνικες προσαγορεύουσιν, Eus. h. e. 7, 17); but after being rebuilt by Philip the tetrarch, it was called by him Caesarea in honor of Tiberius Caesar (Josephus, Antiquities 18, 2, 1f); subsequently it was called Neronias by Agrippa II., in honor of Nero (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 9, 4); now Banias, a village of about 150 ((?) "about 50" (Bädeker), some forty (Murray)) houses: Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27.
2. Caesarea (more fully Caesarea of Palestine (modern Kaisariyeh)), built near the Mediterranean by Herod the Great on the site of Strato's Tower, between Joppa and Dora. It was provided with a magnificent harbor and had conferred upon it the name of Caesarea, in honor of Augustus. It was the residence of the Roman procurators, and the majority of its inhabitants were Greeks (Josephus, Antiquities 13, 11, 2; 15, 9, 6; 19, 8, 2; b. j. 2, 9, 1): Acts 8:40; Acts 9:30; Acts 10:1, 24; Acts 11:11; Acts 12:19; Acts 18:22; Acts 21:8, 16; Acts 23:23, 33; Acts 25:1, 4, 6, 13. Cf. Winers RWB (and BB. DD.) under the word ; Arnold in Herzog ii., p. 486ff; Overbeck in Schenkel i., p. 499f; (Schürer § 23, i. 9; and for ether references cf. McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia under the word).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
16:13
Mark
8:27
Acts
8:40; 9:30; 9:30; 10:1; 10:24; 11:11; 12:19; 18:22; 21:8; 21:16; 23:23; 23:33; 25:1; 25:4; 25:6; 25:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2542 matches the Greek Καισάρεια (kaisareia),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:13 - Now when Yeshua came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his talmidim, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:27 - Yeshua went out, with his talmidim, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his talmidim, "Who do men say that I am?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40 - But Pilipos was found at Ashdod. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:30 - When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 - On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:11 - Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - When Herod had sought for him, and didn't find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Yehudah to Caesarea, and stayed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:8 - On the next day, we, who were Sha'ul's companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Pilipos the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:16 - Some of the talmidim from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early talmid, with whom we would stay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, "Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Sha'ul to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:1 - Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Yerushalayim from Caesarea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:4 - However Festus answered that Sha'ul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Sha'ul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:13 - Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.
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