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Κιλικία, Κιλικία

Kilikia, KilikiaCilicia
greekNew TestamentName of a place8 occurrences2 books8 verses
This is the name of the place Cilicia: Province in Asia Minor; Paul's birthplace and ministry area.

Definition

Κιλικία, -ας, ἡ

Cilicia, a province of Asia Minor: Acts 6:9; 15:23, 41; 21:39; 22:3; 23:34; 27:5, Galatians 1:21.

Glossary entries

Cilicia

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Acts 6:9Κιλικίας · [the provinces of] Cilicia
    But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
  2. Acts 15:23Κιλικίαν · Cilicia
    …and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
  3. Acts 15:41Κιλικίαν · Cilicia
    And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
  4. Acts 21:39Κιλικίας · in Cilicia
    But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
  5. Acts 22:3Κιλικίας · of Cilicia
    “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
  6. Acts 23:34Κιλικίας · Cilicia
    The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
  7. Acts 27:5Κιλικίαν · of Cilicia
    And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
  8. Galatians 1:21Κιλικίας · Cilicia
    Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.