ΚΙΛΙΚΙΑΣ, κιλικιας
KILIKIAS, kilikias
Sounds Like: kee-lee-KEE-as
Translations: of Cilicia
From the root: ΚΙΛΙΚΙΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Cilicia was an ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor, corresponding to modern-day Turkey. It was a Roman province and is mentioned in the New Testament as the birthplace of Paul. The word refers to the region itself.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2786 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 1:12, 2:21, 2:25
- 4 Maccabees — 4:2
- Acts of the Apostles — 6:9, 21:39, 22:3, 23:34
- Galatians — 1:21
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 11:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 10:208
- Book 11 — 8:314
- Book 13 — 7:116
- Book 14 — 4:79
- Book 16 — 10:332
- Book 17 — 5:86
- Book 19 — 5:276
- Book 20 — 7:145
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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