This is the name of the place Syria: Ancient region north of Israel, often in conflict.
Definition
Συρία, -'ιό, ή
Syria: Matthew 4:24, Luke 2:2, Acts 15:23, 41; 18:18; 20:3; 21:3, Galatians 1:21.
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Where it occurs
Occurrences
8 total
- Matthew 4:24Συρίαν · SyriaNews about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
- Luke 2:2Συρίας · SyriaThis was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
- Acts 15:23Συρίαν · Syria…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.
- Acts 15:41Συρίαν · SyriaAnd he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
- Acts 18:18Συρίαν · SyriaPaul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
- Acts 20:3Συρίαν · Syria…where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
- Acts 21:3Συρίαν · SyriaAfter sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
- Galatians 1:21Συρίας · of SyriaLater I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.