Lycaonia
Lycaonia, a region in Asia Minor where Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel.
The name Lycaonia means “she-wolf”
PlaceNew Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Acts 14:6; referred to as Lycaonia (Λυκαονία) or Lycaonian (Λυκαονιστί).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 38.000° N, 33.000° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΛυκαονίαLycaonia
- ΛυκαονιστίLycaonia
Mentions
- …they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
- When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”