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Lexicon :: Strong's G2791 - kilikia

Aa
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 BoxAct 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:9 - But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:41 - And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:39 - But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3 - I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34 - And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:5 - And having gone across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra, in Lycia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:21 - Then I came to the parts of Syria and Cilicia.
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