Antiocheia <490>
Antioceia Antiocheia
| Pronunciation | : | an-tee-okh'-i-ah |
| Origin | : | from Antiochus (a Syrian king) |
| Reference | : | - |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr loc (noun proper locative) |
| In Greek | : | antioceia 4, antioceian 11, antioceiav 3 |
| In NET | : | Antioch 18 |
| In AV | : | Antioch 18 |
| Count | : | 18 |
| Definition | : |
Antioch = 'driven against" 1) Capital of Syria, situated on the river Orontes, founded by Seleucus Nicanor in 300 B.C. and named in honour of his father, Antiochus. Many Greek-Jews lived there and it was here that the followers of Christ were first called Christians. 2) A city in Pisidia on the borders Phrygia, founded by Seleucus Nicanor. Under the Romans it became a "colonia" and was also called Caesarea from Antiochus (a Syrian king); Antiochia, a place in Syria: KJV -- Antioch. |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Antioch (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
