Strong's Lexicon
G4581 — Σελεύκεια
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4581 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Σελεύκεια |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | from Seleukos (Seleucus, a Syrian king) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Seleukeia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sel-yook'-ei-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. Seleuceia, a place in Syria |
| KJV Renderings: | Seleucia |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Σελεύκεια (T WH Σελευκια (see Iota)), Σελευκείας, ἡ, Seleucia, a city of Syria on the Mediterranean, about 5 miles (40 stadia, Strabo 16, p. 750) north of the mouth of the river Orontes, about 15 miles (120 stadia) distant from Antioch, and opposite Cyprus: Act 13:4 (1Ma 11:8). (Lewin, St. Paul, 1:116ff; Conyb. and Howson, op. cit., 1:136f.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Σελεύκεια (Seleucia)
Acts 13:4
- KJV: So they being sent forth by the Holy Ghost departed unto Seleucia and from thence they sailed to Cyprus
- GK: ούτοι μεν ούν εκπεμφθέντες υπό του πνεύματος του αγίου κατήλθον εις την Σελεύκειαν εκείθέν τε απέπλευσαν εις την Κύπρον
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