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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G5019 - Tarsus

Strong's No.:G5019

Greek:Ταρσός

Transliteration:Tarsos

Phonetic:tar-sos'

Word Origin:Perhaps the same as ταρσός tarsos (a flat basket)

Bible Usage:Tarsus.

Part of Speech:Noun Location

Strongs
Definition:

Tarsus a place in Asia Minor


Thayers
Definition:

Tarsus = "a flat basket"

1. a major city in Cilicia and the birthplace and early home of Paul. Acts 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.


Bible References:
Tarsus

Translation
Occurrences:
Tarsus ( 3 )

 

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