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Lexicon :: Strong's G2791 - kilikia

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Κιλικία
Transliteration
kilikia (Key)
Pronunciation
kil-ik-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of foreign origin
mGNT
8x in 2 unique form(s) TR
8x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Κιλικία Kilikía, kil-ik-ee'-ah; probably of foreign origin; Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor:—Cilicia.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G2791 in the following manner: Cilicia (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G2791 in the following manner: Cilicia (8x).

  1. Cilicia = "the land of Celix"

    1. a maritime province in the southeast of Asia Minor, boarding on Pamphylia in the west, Lycaonia and Cappadocia in the north and Syria in the east. Its capital, Tarsus, was the birth place of Paul

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Κιλικία Kilikía, kil-ik-ee'-ah; probably of foreign origin; Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor:—Cilicia.
STRONGS G2791:
Κιλικία, Κιλικίας, ἡ, Cilicia, a province of Asia Minor, bounded on the north by Cappadocia, Lyesonia and Isauria, on the south by the Mediterranean, on the east by Syria, and on the west by Pamphylia. Its capital, Tarsus, was the birthplace of Paul: Acts 6:9; Acts 15:23, 41; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3; Acts 23:34; Acts 27:5; Galatians 1:21. (Cf. Conybeare and Howson, St. Paul, i., 19ff; Lewin, St. Paul, i., 78f.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
6:9; 15:23; 15:41; 21:39; 22:3; 23:34; 27:5
Galatians
1:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2791 matches the Greek Κιλικία (kilikia),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:9 - However, some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (freed Jewish slaves), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and [the province of] Asia, rose up and questioned and argued with Stephen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - With them they sent the following letter:

“The apostles and the brothers who are the elders, to the brothers and sisters who are from the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, Greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:41 - And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:39 - Paul said, “I am a Jew from [fn]Tarsus in Cilicia (Mersin Province, Turkey), a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3 -

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of [fn]Gamaliel according to the strictness of the law of our fathers, being ardent and passionate for God just as all of you are today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34 - After reading the letter, he asked which province Paul was from, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia [an imperial province],

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:5 - When we had sailed across the sea along the coasts of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia [on the south coast of Asia Minor].

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:21 - Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
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