Strong G3974Πάφος
Paphos
- Transliteration
- Paphos
- Pronunciation
- paf'-os
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
Of uncertain derivative;
Paphus a place in Cyprus: - Paphos.
Paphus a place in Cyprus: - Paphos.
Detailed definition
Πάφος, -ου, ἡ
Paphos, a city in Cyprus: Act.13:6, 13 †
(AS)
Paphos, a city in Cyprus: Act.13:6, 13 †
(AS)
In the biblical story
Paphos
A city on the island of Cyprus
Paphos was a city on the island of Cyprus, where Paul and Barnabas encountered a sorcerer and converted the proconsul to Christianity.
In the Bible
Strong G3974 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- paphos2
First verses
- Acts 13:6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar–jesus:
- Acts 13:13Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
Paphos , a town in Cyprus celebrated for its temple of Aphrodite, [8th/7th c.BC (Odyssey by Homer)]:—;adjective πάφιος, η, ον, of Aphrodite, [5th/4th c.BC (Aristophanes Comicus)] (Middle Liddel)