κολωνία

kolōniaRoman colony
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine1 occurrence1 book1 verse
This word comes from the name of Rome.

Definition

κολωνία (Rec. -ώνια), -ας, ἡ

(Lat. colonic),

a colony: Acts 16:12 (see Lft., Phi., 50 f.).

Glossary entries

Rome (City)

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1 total
  1. Acts 16:12κολωνία · [the Roman] colony
    From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.