Chios
Chios was an island in the Aegean Sea where Paul's ship stopped during his journey to Jerusalem.
The name Chios means “open; opening”
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Summary
A location only mentioned at Acts 20:15; only referred to as Chios (Χίος).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 38.373° N, 26.137° E
Events
Dates are approximate
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΧίοςChios
Mentions
- Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.