GREEK · G1191
Δέρβη
Derbē — Derbe
Δέρβη, -ης, ἡ, Derbe, a city of Lycaonia: Act.14:6, 20 16:1.† (AS)
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Derbe
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GREEK · G1190
Δερβαῖος
Derbaios — Derbe
Δερβαῖος, -α, -ον of Derbe: Act.20:4.† (AS)
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Γάϊος
Gaios — Gaius
Γαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Γάϊος, Rec.), Gaius, the name of a Christian; 1. of Macedonia: Act.19:29. 2. Of Derbe: Act.20:4. 3. Of Corinth: Rom.16:23, 1Co.1:14. 4. The one to whom in Ep. Jo is addressed: III Jo 1. † (AS)
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A small town on the eastern part of the upland plain of Lycaonia, about 20 miles from Lystra. Paul passed through Derbe on his route from Cilicia to Iconium, on his second missionary journey (Acts 16:1), and probably also on his third journey (18:23; 19:1). On his first journey (14:20, 21) he came to Derbe from the other side; i.e., from Iconium. It was the native place of Gaius, one of Paul’s companions (20:4). He did not here suffer persecution (2 Tim. 3:11).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.