GREEK · G5508
Χίος
Chios — Chios
χίος, -ου, ἡ Chios, an island in Ægean Sea: Act.20:15.† (AS)
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Chios
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G2272
ἡσύχιος
hēsuchios — quiet
ἡσύχιος, -α, -ον (= the more frequently ἥσυχος; cf. Wis.18:14, Sir.25:20), [in LXX: Isa.66:2 (רוּחַ נָכֶה)* ;] quiet, tranquil: 1Ti.2:2, 1Pe.3:4.† SYN.: ἤρεμος, of tranquillity arising from without; ἡ., from within (see Ellic. on 1Ti, l.with; but also see CGT, ib.).† (AS)
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בְּהֵמוֹת
be.he.mot — Behemoth
Behemoth This name means perhaps an extinct dinosaur 1a) a Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus, exact meaning unknown 1b) hippopotamus 1c) a mythical or proverbial creature
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τεσσαρακοστός
tessarakostos — fortieth
1. fortieth , Lat. quadragesimus, (Thucydides) 2. τεσσαρακοστή [ μοῖρα], a fortieth , a coin of Chios, (Thucydides) (ML)
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Mentioned in Acts 20:15, an island in the Aegean Sea, about 5 miles distant from the mainland, having a roadstead, in the shelter of which Paul and his companions anchored for a night when on his third missionary return journey. It is now called Scio.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.