GREEK · G2791
Κιλικία, Κιλικία
Kilikia, Kilikia — Cilicia
Κιλικία, -ας, ἡ Cilicia, a province of Asia Minor: Act.6:9 15:23, 41 21:39 22:3 23:34 27:5, Gal.1:21.† (AS)
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Cilicia
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4723
קֹוֶה
qo.veh — Kue
§ (CLBL) Kue, a place in Cilicia from which Solomon imported horses
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Ταρσός
Tarsos — Tarsus
Ταρσός, -oῦ Tarsus, a city of Cilicia: Act.9:30 11:25 22:3.† (AS)
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A maritime province in the south-east of Asia Minor. Tarsus, the birth-place of Paul, was one of its chief towns, and the seat of a celebrated school of philosophy. Its luxurious climate attracted to it many Greek residents after its incorporation with the Macedonian empire. It was formed into a Roman province, B.C. 67. The Jews of Cilicia had a synagogue at Jerusalem (Acts 6:9). Paul visited it soon after his conversion (Gal. 1:21; Acts 9:30), and again, on his second missionary journey (15:41), “he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.” It was famous for its goat’s-hair cloth, called cilicium. Paul learned in his youth the trade of making tents of this cloth.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.