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Lexicon :: Strong's G4947 - syria

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Συρία
Transliteration
syria (Key)
Pronunciation
soo-ree'-ah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of Hebrew origin צֹר (H6865)
mGNT
8x in 2 unique form(s) TR
8x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
113x in 4 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4947 in the following manner: Syria (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4947 in the following manner: Syria (8x).

  1. Syria = "exalted"

    1. a region of Asia bounded on the north by Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.
STRONGS G4947:
Συρία, Συρίας, ἡ, Syria; in the N. T. a region of Asia, bounded on the north by the Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and on the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean (cf. BB. DD. under the word ; Ryssel in Herzog edition 2, under the word Syrien; cf. also Ἀντιχεια, 1 and Δαμασκός): Matthew 4:24; Luke 2:2; Acts 15:23, 41; Acts 18:18; Acts 20:3; Acts 21:3; Galatians 1:21. (On the article with it cf. Winer's Grammar, § 18, 5 a.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:24
Luke
2:2
Acts
15:23; 15:41; 18:18; 20:3; 21:3
Galatians
1:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4947 matches the Greek Συρία (syria),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:24 - فَذَاعَ صِيتُهُ فِي سُورِيَّةَ كُلِّهَا. فَحَمَلُوا إِلَيْهِ مَرْضَاهُمُ الْمُصَابِينَ بِأَمْرَاضٍ وَأَوْجَاعٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ، وَالْمَسْكُونِينَ بِالشَّيَاطِينِ، وَالْمَصْرُوعِينَ، وَالْمَشْلُولِينَ، فَشَفَاهُمْ جَمِيعاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:2 - وَقَدْ تَمَّ هَذَا الإِحْصَاءُ الأَوَّلُ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ كِيرِينِيُوسُ حَاكِماً لِسُورِيَّةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - وَسَلَّمُوهُمْ هذِهِ الرِّسَالَةَ:

«مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَالشُّيُوخِ وَالإِخْوَةِ، إِلَى الإِخْوَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ فِي مُقَاطَعَاتِ أَنْطَاكِيَةَ وَسُورِيَّةَ وَكِيلِيكِيَّةَ: سَلامٌ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:41 - فَسَافَرَ فِي مُقَاطَعَتَيْ سُورِيَّةَ وَكِيلِيكِيَةَ يُشَدِّدُ الْكَنَائِسَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:18 - وَبَقِيَ بُولُسُ فِي كُورِنْثُوسَ فَتْرَةً طَوِيلَةً، ثُمَّ وَدَّعَ الإِخْوَةَ وَسَافَرَ بَحْراً مُتَّجِهاً إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ وَمَعَهُ بِرِيسْكِلا وَأَكِيلا، بَعْدَمَا حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ كَنْخِرِيَا، إِذْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ نَذْرٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:3 - وَقَضَى فِيهَا ثَلاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ. وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ يَسْتَعِدُّ لِلسَّفَرِ بَحْراً إِلَى سُورِيَّةَ، عَرَفَ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ يُدَبِّرُونَ مُؤَامَرَةً لِقَتْلِهِ. فَقَرَّرَ أَنْ يَعُودَ بِطَرِيقِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:3 - وَلاحَتْ لَنَا جَزِيرَةُ قُبْرُصَ فَجَاوَزْنَاهَا عَنْ شِمَالِنَا، وَتَابَعْنَا السَّفَرَ بِاتِّجَاهِ سُورِيَّةَ، فَوَصَلْنَا إِلَى مِينَاءِ صُورَ وَنَزَلْنَا فِيهَا، لأَنَّ السَّفِينَةَ كَانَتْ سَتُفْرِغُ حُمُولَتَهَا هُنَاكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:21 - وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، جِئْتُ إِلَى بِلادِ سُورِيَّةَ وَكِيلِيكِيَّةَ.
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