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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G5359 - Philadelphia

Strong's No.:G5359

Greek:Φιλαδέλφεια

Transliteration:Philadelpheia

Phonetic:fil-ad-el'-fee-ah

Word Origin:From Φιλάδέλφος Philadelphos (the same as G5361) a king of Pergamos

Bible Usage:Philadelphia.

Part of Speech:Noun Location

Strongs
Definition:

Philadelphia a place in Asia Minor


Thayers
Definition:

Philadelphia = "brotherly love"

1. a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king, Attalus II Philadelphus. After the death of Attalus III Philometor, 133 BC, it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the jurisdiction of the Romans.


Bible References:
Philadelphia

Translation
Occurrences:
Philadelphia ( 2 )

 

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