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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 - When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, 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 - Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40 - But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:30 - When the brethren found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 - And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for 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 - “At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he 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 Paul’s companions[fn] departed and came to Caesarea, and 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 - Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - And he called for two centurions, saying, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea 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 had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:1 - Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:4 - But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:13 - And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.
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