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Lexicon :: Strong's G5359 - philadelpheia

Strong's

Red Letter

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))

Greek Inflections of Φιλαδέλφεια [?]

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 Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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.

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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

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Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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

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Rev 1:11 - Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia,^G5359 and unto Laodicea.

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Rev 3:7 - And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia^G5359 write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

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