Iconium
Iconium, a city in Asia Minor where Paul preached the gospel.
The name Iconium means “coming”
PlaceNew Testament2 books6 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Acts 13:51; only referred to as Iconium (Ἰκόνιον).
Location
- Identified as
- Konya
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 37.872° N, 32.492° E
Events
Dates are approximate
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ἸκόνιονIconium
Mentions
- So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
- At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
- Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
- They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
- The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
- …my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.