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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 - And Jesus, having come to the parts of Cesarea Philippi, was asking his disciples, saying, 'Who do men say me to be -- the Son of Man?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:27 - And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the villages of Cesarea Philippi, and in the way he was questioning his disciples, saying to them, 'Who do men say me to be?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40 - and Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through, he was proclaiming good news to all the cities, till his coming to Cesarea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:30 - and the brethren having known, brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - And there was a certain man in Cesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 - and on the morrow they did enter into Cesarea; and Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kindred and near friends,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:11 - and, lo, immediately, three men stood at the house in which I was, having been sent from Cesarea unto me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command them to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Cesarea, he was abiding there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - and having come down to Cesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:8 - and on the morrow Paul and his company having gone forth, we came to Cesarea, and having entered into the house of Philip the evangelist -- who is of the seven -- we remained with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:16 - and there went also of the disciples from Cesarea with us, bringing with them him with whom we may lodge, a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an aged disciple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - and having called near a certain two of the centurions, he said, 'Make ready soldiers two hundred, that they may go on unto Caesarea, and horsemen seventy, and spearmen two hundred, from the third hour of the night;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, did present also Paul 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 Jerusalem from Caesarea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:4 - Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:13 - And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus,
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