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Lexicon :: Strong's G5359 - philadelpheia

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Φιλαδέλφεια
Transliteration
philadelpheia (Key)
Pronunciation
fil-ad-el'-fee-ah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From Philadelphos (the same as φιλάδελφος (G5361))
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 1:144,*

Strong’s Definitions

Φιλαδέλφεια Philadélpheia, fil-ad-el'-fee-ah; from Φιλάδελφος Philádelphos (the same as G5361), a king of Pergamos; Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor:—Philadelphia.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5359 in the following manner: Philadelphia (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5359 in the following manner: Philadelphia (2x).

  1. Philadelphia = "brotherly love"

    1. a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king, Attalus II Philadelphus. After the death of Attalus III Philometor, 133 BC, it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the jurisdiction of the Romans.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Φιλαδέλφεια Philadélpheia, fil-ad-el'-fee-ah; from Φιλάδελφος Philádelphos (the same as G5361), a king of Pergamos; Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor:—Philadelphia.
STRONGS G5359:
Φιλαδέλφεια (T WH -ια (cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 87), see Iota), -ας, ἡ, Philadelphia (now Alahshar, Allahshir (or Ala-Shehr i. e. "The White City" (Sayce))), al. "the pied or striped city" (cf. Bp. Lghtft. Apost. Fathers, Pt. II. vol. ii. sect. i. p. 245) a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king Attalus II. Philadelphus. After the death of king Attalus III. Philometor, B. C. 133, it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the jurisdiction of the Romans: Revelation 1:11; Revelation 3:7.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Revelation
1:11; 3:7

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Revelation
1:11; 3:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5359 matches the Greek Φιλαδέλφεια (philadelpheia),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:11 - It said, “Write in a book[fn] everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:7 - “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.
This is the message from the one who is holy and true,
the one who has the key of David.
What he opens, no one can close;
and what he closes, no one can open:[fn]
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