GREEK · G2993
Λαοδίκεια
Laodikeia — Laodicea
Λαοδικία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ Laodicea, a city on the Lycus in Phrygia: Col.2:1 4:13, 15-16, Rev.1:11 3:14.† (AS)
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Laodicea
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GREEK · G2994
Λαοδικεύς
Laodikeus — Laodicean
Λαοδικεύς, -έως, ὁ a Laodicean: Col.4:16.† (AS)
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The city of this name mentioned in Scripture lay on the confines of Phrygia and Lydia, about 40 miles east of Ephesus (Rev. 3:14), on the banks of the Lycus. It was originally called Diospolis and then Rhoas, but afterwards Laodicea, from Laodice, the wife of Antiochus II., king of Syria, who rebuilt it. It was one of the most important and flourishing cities of Asia Minor. At a very early period it became one of the chief seats of Christianity (Col. 2:1; 4:15; Rev. 1:11, etc.). It is now a deserted place, called by the Turks Eski-hissar or “old castle.”
Scripture references
Revelation 3:14Colossians 2:1Colossians 4:15Revelation 1:11Acts 18:19Acts 19:41Revelation 3:14-22Colossians 4:16
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.