Bible Dictionaries
Mitylene
Holman Bible Dictionary
(miht ih lee' nih) Place name meaning, “Purity.” Chief city of the Aegean island of Lesbos southeast of Asia Minor. Paul stopped at Mitylene on his return trip to Syria from Achaia as part of his third missionary journey (Acts 20:14 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Mitylene'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/m/mitylene.html. 1991.