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Strong G4947Συρία

Syria

Transliteration
Suria
Pronunciation
soo-ree'-ah
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location

Definition

Probably of Hebrew origin [H6865];
Syria (that is Tsyria or Tyre) a region of Asia: - Syria.

Detailed definition

Συρία, -'ιό, ή
Syria: Mat.4:24, Luk.2:2, Act.15:23, 41 18:18 20:3 21:3, Gal.1:21.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Syria

Ancient region north of Israel, often in conflict

Syria, an ancient region north of Israel, often engaged in conflicts with Israel and Judah (1 Kgs. 20:1; 2 Kgs. 13:3).

In the Bible

Strong G4947 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • syria8

First verses

  1. Matthew 4:24
    And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
  2. Luke 2:2
    (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
  3. Acts 15:23
    And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
  4. Acts 15:41
    And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
  5. Acts 18:18
    And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
  6. Acts 20:3
    And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
  7. Acts 21:3
    Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
  8. Galatians 1:21
    Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
(i.e. γῆ); Syria , [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], etc.: Σ. ἡ Παλαιστίνη Palestine , [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)]: Κοίλη Σ. the district between Libanus and Anti-libanus, [Refs 1st c.BC (Strabo Geographus)] (Middle Liddel)