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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)

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