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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:13 - Jésus, étant arrivé dans le territoire de Césarée de Philippe, demanda à ses disciples: Qui dit-on que je suis, moi, le Fils de l'homme?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:27 - Jésus s'en alla, avec ses disciples, dans les villages de Césarée de Philippe, et il leur posa en chemin cette question: Qui dit-on que je suis?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40 - Philippe se trouva dans Azot, d'où il alla jusqu'à Césarée, en évangélisant toutes les villes par lesquelles il passait.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:30 - Les frères, l'ayant su, l'emmenèrent à Césarée, et le firent partir pour Tarse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - Il y avait à Césarée un homme nommé Corneille, centenier dans la cohorte dite italienne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 - Ils arrivèrent à Césarée le jour suivant. Corneille les attendait, et avait invité ses parents et ses amis intimes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:11 - Et voici, aussitôt trois hommes envoyés de Césarée vers moi se présentèrent devant la porte de la maison où j'étais.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - Hérode, s'étant mis à sa recherche et ne l'ayant pas trouvé, interrogea les gardes, et donna l'ordre de les mener au supplice. Ensuite il descendit de la Judée à Césarée, pour y séjourner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - Étant débarqué à Césarée, il monta à Jérusalem, et, après avoir salué l'Église, il descendit à Antioche.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:8 - Nous partîmes le lendemain, et nous arrivâmes à Césarée. Étant entrés dans la maison de Philippe l'évangéliste, qui était l'un des sept, nous logeâmes chez lui.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:16 - Quelques disciples de Césarée vinrent aussi avec nous, et nous conduisirent chez un nommé Mnason, de l'île de Chypre, ancien disciple, chez qui nous devions loger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - Ensuite il appela deux des centeniers, et dit: Tenez prêts, dès la troisième heure de la nuit, deux cents soldats, soixante-dix cavaliers et deux cents archers, pour aller jusqu'à Césarée.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - Arrivés à Césarée, les cavaliers remirent la lettre au gouverneur, et lui présentèrent Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:1 - Festus, étant arrivé dans la province, monta trois jours après de Césarée à Jérusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:4 - Festus répondit que Paul était gardé à Césarée, et que lui-même devait partir sous peu.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - Festus ne passa que huit à dix jours parmi eux, puis il descendit à Césarée. Le lendemain, s'étant assis sur son tribunal, il donna l'ordre qu'on amenât Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:13 - Quelques jours après, le roi Agrippa et Bérénice arrivèrent à Césarée, pour saluer Festus.
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