Mysia

Mysia was a region in northwest Asia Minor (modern Turkey) that Paul and his companions passed through on his second missionary journey.

The name Mysia means “criminal; abominable”

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Summary

A location near Troas first mentioned at Acts 16:7; only referred to as Mysia (Μυσία).

Location

Certainty: Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates: 40.000° N, 28.500° E

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Events

Dates are approximate

Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and Asia

Glossary entries

Alternative names

ΜυσίαMysia

Mentions

Acts 16:7
And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
Acts 16:8
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.