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Lexicon :: Strong's G2993 - laodikeia

Aa
Λαοδίκεια
Transliteration
laodikeia (Key)
Pronunciation
lah-od-ik'-i-ah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of λαός (G2992) and δίκη (G1349)
mGNT
6x in 3 unique form(s) TR
6x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Λαοδίκεια Laodíkeia, lah-od-ik'-i-ah; from a compound of G2992 and G1349; Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor:—Laodicea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2993 in the following manner: Laodicea (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2993 in the following manner: Laodicea (6x).

  1. Laodicea = "justice of the people"

    1. a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colosse. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 66 A.D. and rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius. It was the seat of the Christian church.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Λαοδίκεια Laodíkeia, lah-od-ik'-i-ah; from a compound of G2992 and G1349; Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor:—Laodicea.
STRONGS G2993:
Λαοδίκεια (Λαοδικια T WH (see Iota); R G L Tr accent Λαοδίκεια, cf. Chandler § 104), Λαοδικείας, ἡ, Laodicea, a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colossae. After having been successively called Diospolis and Rhoas, it was named Laodicea in honor of Laodice, the wife of Antiochus II. (). It was destroyed by an earthquake, A.D. 66 (or earlier, see Lightfoots Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, p. 38f), together with Colossae and Hierapolis (see Κολοσσαί); and afterward rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius. It was the seat of a Christian church: Colossians 2:1; Colossians 4:13, 15f ((on the 'Epistle to (or 'from') the Laodiceans' see Lightfoot's Commentary, as above, pp. 274-300)); Revelation 1:11; Revelation 3:14, and in the (Rec.) subscription of the 1 Timothy (See Lightfoot's Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, Introductory § 1; Forbiger, Hndbch. d. alton Geogr. 2te Ausg. 2:347f.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Colossians
2:1; 4:13; 4:15
Revelation
1:11; 3:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2993 matches the Greek Λαοδίκεια (laodikeia),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:1 - For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:13 - For I give witness of him that he has undergone much trouble for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:15 - Give my love to the brothers in Laodicea and to Nymphas and the church in their house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:16 - And when this letter has been made public among you, let the same be done in the church of Laodicea; and see that you have the letter from Laodicea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:11 - Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 - And to the angel of the church in Laodicea say: These things says the true and certain witness, the head of God's new order:
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