Strong's Lexicon
G3974 — Πάφος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3974 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Πάφος |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Paphos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | paf'-os |
| Meaning: | 1. Paphus, a place in Cyprus |
| KJV Renderings: | Paphos |
Use Strong's responsibly
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Πάφος (perhaps from the root meaning, ’to cozen’; cf. Pape, Eigennamen, under the word), Πάφου, ἡ, Paphos (now Baffa], a maritime city on the island of Cyprus, with a harbor. It was the residence of the Roman proconsul. Old Paphos (now Kuklia), formerly noted for the worship and shrine of Venus (Aphrodite), lay some 7 miles or more southeast of it (Mela 2, 7; Pliny, h. n. 5, 31, 35; Tacitus, hist. 2, 2): Act 13:6; Act 13:13. (Lewin, St. Paul, i. 120ff.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Πάφος (Paphos)
Acts 13:6
- KJV: And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos they found a certain sorcerer a false prophet a Jew whose name Bar-jesus
- GK: διελθόντες την νήσον άχρι Πάφου εύρόν τινα μάγον ψευδοπροφήτην Ιουδαίον ω όνομα Βαρϊησούς
Acts 13:13
- KJV: Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos they came to Perga in Pamphylia and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem
- GK: αναχθέντες δε από της Πάφου οι περί τον Παύλον ήλθον εις Πέργην της Παμφυλίας Ιωάννης δε αποχωρήσας απ΄ αυτών υπέστρεψεν εις Ιεροσόλυμα