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Strong G5184Τύρος

Tyre

Transliteration
Turos
Pronunciation
too'-ros
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H6865];
Tyrus (that is Tsor) a place in Palestine: - Tyre.

Meaning of the name

Tyre, "rocky place"

Detailed definition

Τύρος, -ου, ἡ
Tyre, a maritime city of Phænicia: Mrk.7:31, Act.21:3, 7; Τ. κ, Σιδών, Mat.11:21-22 15:21, Mrk.3:8 7:24, Luk.6:17 10:13-14.†
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In the biblical story

Tyre

A major Phoenician port city, known for its trade

Tyre, a prominent Phoenician port city, known for its wealth, trade, and craftsmanship, often mentioned in the context of judgment and prophecy (Josh. 19:29; 2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Kgs. 5:1; Isa. 23:1-17; Ezek. 26-28; Matt. 11:21-22; Acts 12:20).

In the Bible

Strong G5184 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • tyre11

First verses

  1. Matthew 11:21
    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  2. Matthew 11:22
    But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
  3. Matthew 15:21
    Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
  4. Mark 3:8
    And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
  5. Mark 7:24
    And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
  6. Mark 7:31
    And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
  7. Luke 6:17
    And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
  8. Luke 10:13
    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
  9. Luke 10:14
    But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
  10. 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.
  11. Acts 21:7
    And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Tyre , in Phoenicia, [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], etc. (Middle Liddel)