Strong G5359Φιλαδέλφεια
Philadelphia
- Transliteration
- Philadelpheia
- Pronunciation
- fil-ad-el'-fee-ah
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
From Φιλάδέλφος Philadelphos (the same as G5361) a king of Pergamos;
Philadelphia a place in Asia Minor: - Philadelphia.
Philadelphia a place in Asia Minor: - Philadelphia.
Meaning of the name
Philadelphia, "love of brother/sister"
Detailed definition
Φιλαδελφία (Rec. -έλφεια), -ας, ἡ
Philadelphia, a city of Lydia: Rev.1:11 3:7.†
(AS)
Philadelphia, a city of Lydia: Rev.1:11 3:7.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Philadelphia
One of the seven churches in Asia Minor
Philadelphia was one of the seven churches in Asia Minor addressed in the Book of Revelation, known for its faithfulness and endurance.
In the Bible
Strong G5359 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- philadelphia2
First verses
- Revelation 1:11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
- Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;