Tarsos <5019>
Tarsov Tarsos
| Pronunciation | : | tar-sos' |
| Origin | : | perhaps the same as tarsos (a flat basket) |
| Reference | : | - |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr loc (noun proper locative) |
| In Greek | : | tarson 2, tarsw 1 |
| In NET | : | Tarsus 3 |
| In AV | : | Tarsus 3 |
| Count | : | 3 |
| Definition | : |
Tarsus = "a flat basket" 1) a major city in Cilicia and the birthplace and early home of Paul. Ac 9:11; 21:39; 22:3. Even in the flourishing period of Greek history it was an important city. In the Roman civil wars, it sided with Caesar and on the occasion of a visit from him its name changed to Juliopolis. Augustus made it a free city. Its was renowned as a place of education under the early Roman emperors. Strabo compares it in this respect to Athens and Alexandria. Tarsus also was a place of much commerce. It was situated in a wild and fertile plain on the banks of the Cydnus. No ruins of any importance remain. perhaps the same as tarsos (a flat basket); Tarsus, a place in Asia Minor: KJV -- Tarsus. |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Tarsus (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
