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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)

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