Bible Dictionaries
Cos
Holman Bible Dictionary
(cahss) Island and its chief city between Miletus and Rhodes where Paul landed briefly on his return voyage after his third missionary journey (Acts 21:1 ). It was a center for education, trade, wine, purple dye, and ointment. Hippocrates founded a school of medicine there. It is modern Kos.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Cos'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/cos.html. 1991.