Word Study · Strong's G2791 · Greek
Κιλικία
Kilikia
kil-ik-ee'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Kilikía
“Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor
Rendered in the KJV as
Cilicia.
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- Κιλικίαν3
- Κιλικίας2
- Κιλικίας,2
- Κιλικίας·1
How it is rendered · 5
- Cilicia4
- Cilicia [he is],1
- Cilicia;1
- of Cilicia1
- of Cilicia,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular5
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSF-L · 5
- N-ASF-L · 3
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts7 occurrences
- Acts 6:9Κιλικίαςkilikiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,here: Cilicia
- Acts 15:23Κιλικίανkilikiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularand sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.here: Cilicia
- Acts 15:41Κιλικίανkilikiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.here: Cilicia
- Acts 21:39Κιλικίαςkilikiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”here: of Cilicia
- Acts 22:3Κιλικίας,kilikiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.here: of Cilicia,
- Acts 23:34Κιλικίας,kilikiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThe governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,here: Cilicia [he is],
- Acts 27:5Κιλικίανkilikiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.here: Cilicia