Strong's Lexicon
G2181 — Ἔφεσος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2181 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἔφεσος |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | probably of foreign origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 16 |
| Transliteration: | Ephesos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ef'-es-os |
| Meaning: | 1. Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor |
| KJV Renderings: | Ephesus |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἔφεσος, Ἐφέσου, ἡ, Ephesus, a maritime city of Asia Minor, capital of Ionia and, under the Romans of proconsular Asia (see Ἀσία), situated on the Icarian Sea between Smyrna and Miletus. Its chief splendor and renown came from the temple of Artemis, which was reckoned one of the wonders of the world. It was burned down by Herostratus, rebuilt at the common expense of Greece under the supervision of Deinocrates (Pausanias, 7, 2, 6f; Livy 1, 45; Pliny, h. n. 5, 29 (31); 36, 14 (21)), and in the middle of the third century after Christ utterly destroyed by the Goths. At Ephesus the apostle Paul founded a very flourishing church, to which great praise is awarded in Rev 2:1 ff The name of the city occurs in Act 18:19; Act 18:21; Act 18:24; Act 19:1; Act 19:17; Act 19:26; Act 20:16; 1Co 15:32; 1Co 16:8; Eph 1:1 (where ἐν Ἐφέσῳ is omitted by the Sinaiticus manuscript and other ancient authorities (bracketed by T WH Tr marginal reading; see WHs Appendix at the passage; B. D. American edition under the word Ephesians, The Epistle to the)); 1Ti 1:3; 2Ti 1:18; 2Ti 4:12; Rev 1:11, and (according to G L T Tr WH) . Cf. Zimmermann, Ephesus im 1. christl. Jahrh., Jena 1874; (Wood, Discoveries at Ephesus (1877)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἔφεσος (Ephesus)
Acts 18:19
- KJV: And he came to Ephesus and left them there but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews
- GK: κατήντησε δε εις Έφεσον κακείνους κατέλιπεν αυτού αυτός δε εισελθών εις την συναγωγήν διελέχθη τοις Ιουδαίοις
Acts 18:21
- KJV: But bade them farewell saying I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem but I will return again unto you if God will And he sailed from Ephesus
- GK: αλλά απετάξατο αυτοίς ειπών δει με πάντως την εορτήν την ερχομένην ποιήσαι εις Ιεροσόλυμα πάλιν δε ανακάμψω προς υμάς του θεού θέλοντος και ανήχθη από της Εφέσου
Acts 18:24
- KJV: And a certain Jew named Apollos born at Alexandria an eloquent man mighty in the scriptures came to Ephesus
- GK: Ιουδαίος δε τις Απολλώς ονόματι Αλεξανδρεύς τω γένει ανήρ λόγοις κατήντησεν εις Έφεσον δυνατός ων εν ταις γραφαίς
Acts 19:1
- KJV: And it came to pass that while Apollos was at Corinth Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus and finding certain disciples
- GK: εγένετο δε εν τω τον Απολλώ είναι εν Κορίνθω Παύλον διελθόντα τα ανωτερικά μέρη ελθείν εις Έφεσον και ευρών τινας μαθητάς
Acts 19:17
- KJV: And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus and fear fell on them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified
- GK: τούτο δε εγένετο γνωστόν πάσιν Ιουδαίοις τε και Έλλησι τοις κατοικούσι την Έφεσον και επέπεσε φόβος επί παντός αυτούς και εμεγαλύνετο το όνομα του κυρίου Ιησού
Acts 19:26
- KJV: Moreover ye see and hear that not alone at Ephesus but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people saying that they be no gods which are made with hands
- GK: και θεωρείτε και ακούετε ότι ου μόνον Εφέσου αλλά σχεδόν πάσης της Ασίας ο Παύλος ούτος πείσας μετέστησεν ικανόν όχλον λέγων ότι ουκ εισί θεοί οι διά χειρών γινόμενοι
Acts 20:16
- KJV: For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus because he would not spend the time in Asia for he hasted if it were possible for him to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost
- GK: έκρινε γαρ ο Παύλος παραπλεύσαι την Έφεσον όπως μη γένηται αυτώ χρονοτριβήσαι εν τη Ασία έσπευδε γαρ ει δυνατόν ην αυτώ την ημέραν της πεντηκοστής γενέσθαι εις Ιεροσόλυμα
Acts 20:17
- KJV: And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church
- GK: απο δε της Μιλήτου πέμψας εις Έφεσον μετεκαλέσατο τους πρεσβυτέρους της εκκλησίας
1 Corinthians 15:32
- KJV: If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus what advantageth it me if the dead rise not let us eat and drink for to morrow we die
- GK: ει κατά άνθρωπον εθηριομάχησα εν Εφέσω τι μοι το όφελος ει νεκροί ουκ εγείρονται φάγωμεν και πίωμεν αύριον γαρ αποθνήσκομεν