GREEK · G2437
Ἰλλυρικόν
Illurikon — Illyricum
Ἰλλυρικόν, -οῦ, τό Illyricum, a region bordering on the Adriatic Sea: Rom.15:19.† (AS)
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Illyricum
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Historical dictionary entry
A country to the north-west of Macedonia, on the eastern shores of the Adriatic, now almost wholly comprehended in Dalmatia, a name formerly given to the southern part of Illyricum (2 Tim. 4:10). It was traversed by Paul in his third missionary journey (Rom. 15:19). It was the farthest district he had reached in preaching the gospel of Christ. This reference to Illyricum is in harmony with Acts 20:2, inasmuch as the apostle’s journey over the parts of Macedonia would bring him to the borders of Illyricum.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.