GREEK · G4424
Πτολεμαΐς
Ptolemais — Ptolemais
Πτολεμαΐς, -ΐδος, ἡ Ptolemais, a maritime city of Phœnicea: Act.21:7.† (AS)
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Ptolemais
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5910
עַכּוֹ
ak.ko — Acco
Accho = "his straitness" a seaport town in Asher north of Mount Carmel and south or Tyre Also named: Ptolemais (Πτολεμαΐς "Ptolemais" G4424)
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A maritime city of Galilee (Acts 21:7). It was originally called “Accho” (q.v.), and received the name Ptolemais from Ptolemy Soter when he was in possession of Coele-Syria.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.