GREEK · G5174
Τρωάς
Trōas — Troas
Τρῳάς (Rec. Τρω-), -άδος, ἡ Troas, a city near the Hellespont: Act.16:8, 11 20:5-6, 2Co.2:12, 2Ti.4:13.† (AS)
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Troas
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor, named after ancient Troy, which was at some little distance from it (about 4 miles) to the north. Here Paul, on his second missionary journey, saw the vision of a “man of Macedonia,” who appeared to him, saying, “Come over, and help us” (Acts 16:8-11). He visited this place also on other occasions, and on one of these visits he left his cloak and some books there (2 Cor. 2:12; 2 Tim. 4:13). The ruins of Troas extend over many miles, the site being now mostly covered with a forest of oak trees. The modern name of the ruins is Eski Stamboul i.e., Old Constantinople.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.