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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2542 - Caesarea

Strong's No.:G2542

Greek:Καισάρεια

Transliteration:Kaisareia

Phonetic:kahee-sar'-i-a

Word Origin:From G2541

Bible Usage:Csarea.

Part of Speech:Noun Location

Strongs
Definition:

Caesaria the name of two places in Palestine


Thayers
Definition:

Caesarea = "severed"

1. Caesarea of Philippi was situated at the foot of Lebanon near the sources of the Jordan in Gaulanitis, and formerly called Paneas; but afterward being rebuilt by Philip the tetrarch, it was called by him Caesarea, in honour of Tiberias Caesar; subsequently called Neronias by Agrippa II, in honour of Nero.

2. Caesarea of Palestine was built near the Mediterranean by Herod the Great on the site of Strabo's Tower, between Joppa and Dora. It was provided with a magnificent harbour and had conferred upon it the name of Caesarea, in honour of Augustus. It was the residence of Roman procurators, and the majority of its inhabitants were Greeks.


Bible References:
Caesarea

Translation
Occurrences:
Caesarea ( 17 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.