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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G4010 - Pergamos

Strong's No.:G4010

Greek:Πέργαμος

Transliteration:Pergamos

Phonetic:per'-gam-os

Word Origin:From G4444

Bible Usage:Pergamos.

Part of Speech:Noun Location

Strongs
Definition:

fortified; Pergamus a place in Asia Minor


Thayers
Definition:

Pergamos = "height or elevation"

1. a city of Mysia Minor, in Asia Minor, the seat of the dynasties of Attalus and Eumenes, famous for its temple of Aesculapius and the invention and manufacture of parchment. The river Selinus flowed through it and the Cetius ran past it. It was the birthplace of the physician Galen, and had a great royal library. It had a Christian church.


Bible References:
Pergamos

Translation
Occurrences:
Pergamos ( 2 )

 

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