Strong's Lexicon
G4946 — Συράκουσαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4946 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Συράκουσαι |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | plural of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Surakousai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soo-rak'-ou-sai |
| Meaning: | 1. Syracuse, the capital of Sicily |
| KJV Renderings: | Syracuse |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Συράκουσαι (so accented commonly (Chandler §§ 172, 175); but according to Pape, Eigennamen, under the word, Συράκουσαι in Ptolemy, 3, 4, 9; 8, 9, 4), Συρακουσων, αἱ, Syracuse, a large maritime city of Sicily, having an excellent harbor and surrounded by a wall 180 stadia in length (so Strabo 6, p. 270; "but this statement exceeds the truth, the actual circuit being about 14 English miles or 122 stadia" (Leake, p. 279); see Dict. of Geogr. under the word, p. 1067b); now Siragosa: Act 28:12.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Συράκουσαι (Syracuse)
Acts 28:12
- KJV: And landing at Syracuse we tarried three days
- GK: και καταχθέντες εις Συρακούσας επεμείναμεν ημέρας τρεις