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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4581 - Σελεύκεια

Transliteration

Seleúkeia

Phonetics

sel-yook'-i-ah

Root Word (Etymology)

from Seleukos (Seleucus, a Syrian king)

Parts of Speech

proper locative noun

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's
Seleucia = "white light"

a city of Syria near the mouth of the Orontes, about 16 miles (25 km) from Antioch

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (1)

Acts 1

NAS (1)

Acts 1

HCS (1)

Acts 1

BSB (1)

Acts 1

ESV (1)

Acts 1

WEB (1)

Acts 1

KJV (1)

Seleucia 1

NAS (1)

Seleucia 1

HCS (1)

Seleucia 1

BSB (1)

Seleucia 1

ESV (1)

Seleucia 1

WEB (1)

Seleucia 1

RAH

ANT

N-ASF 1

BEZ

N-ASF 1

BGB

N-AFS 1

BMT

N-ASF 1

BYZ

N-ASF 1

ELZ

N-ASF 1

NA26

N-ASF 1

SBL

N-ASF 1

SCV

N-ASF 1

STV

N-ASF 1

TIS

N-ASF 1

N-ASF 2

Thayer's Expanded Definition

Σελεύκεια (T WH Σελευκια (see Iota)), Σελευκείας, ἡ, Seleucia, a city of Syria on the Mediterranean, about 5 miles (40 stadia, Strabo 16, p. 750) north of the mouth of the river Orontes, about 15 miles (120 stadia) distant from Antioch, and opposite Cyprus: Acts 13:4 (1 Macc. 11:8). (Lewin, St. Paul, 1:116ff; Conyb. and Howson, op. cit., 1:136f.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

Σελευκία

(Rec. -εύκεια ),

Seleucia, a city of Syria: Acts 13:4.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

For the probability that Paul accomplished his purpose of visiting Spain (Rom. 15:24; 28), see the evidence collected by Lightfoot Apost. Fathers Part I. vol. ii. p. 30 f.

List of Word Forms

Σελεύκειαν Σελευκιαν Σελευκίαν Seleukeian Seleúkeian