GREEK · G4946
Συράκουσαι
Surakousai — Syracuse
ionic Συρήκουσαι, doric Συράκοσαι, and Σῦράκοσσαι, Syracuse , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. (ML)
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Syracuse
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A city on the south-east coast of Sicily, where Paul landed and remained three days when on his way to Rome (Acts 28:12). It was distinguished for its magnitude and splendour. It is now a small town of some 13,000 inhabitants.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.