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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 Jesus came into the region of Caesarea G2542 Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

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Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea G2542 Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40 - But Philip [fn]found himself at [fn]Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea G2542.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:30 - Now when the [fn]brothers learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea G2542 and sent him away to Tarsus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

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Now there was a man in Caesarea G2542 named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian [fn]cohort,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 - On the following day he entered Caesarea G2542. Now Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:11 - “And behold, at that moment three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea G2542 came up to the house where we were staying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea G2542 and was spending time there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 -

When he had landed in Caesarea G2542, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, 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 left and came to Caesarea G2542, and we entered the house of Philip 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 disciples from Caesarea G2542 also came with us, taking us to Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing with whom we were to stay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - And he called to him two of the centurions and said, “Get two hundred soldiers ready by [fn]the third hour of the night to proceed to Caesarea G2542, [fn]with seventy horsemen and two hundred [fn]spearmen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - When these horsemen had come to Caesarea G2542 and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:1 -

Festus, then, after arriving in the province, went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea G2542 three days later.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:4 - Festus then answered that Paul was being kept in custody in Caesarea G2542, and that he himself was about to leave shortly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

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After Festus had spent no more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea G2542, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered that Paul be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:13

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Now when several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea G2542, paying their respects to Festus.

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