a maritime city, now nearly 10 miles (16 km), from the coast of Caria or Ionia, near the mouth of the Maeander and 35 miles (55 km) from Ephesus. It was the mother of about eighty colonies, the the birth place of Thales, Anaximander, and other famous men.
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Miletos". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=3399>.
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