Word Study · Strong's G2993 · Greek
Λαοδίκεια
Laodikeia
lah-od-ik'-i-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Laodíkeia
“Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor
Rendered in the KJV as
Laodicea.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- Λαοδικείᾳ4
- Λαοδίκειαν.¶1
- Λαοδικείας1
How it is rendered · 2
- Laodicea5
- Laodicea.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DSF-L · 4
- N-ASF-L · 1
- N-GSF-L · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Colossians4 occurrences
- Colossians 2:1Λαοδικείᾳlaodikeianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,here: Laodicea
- Colossians 4:13Λαοδικείᾳlaodikeianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.here: Laodicea
- Colossians 4:15Λαοδικείᾳlaodikeianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularGreet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.here: Laodicea
- Colossians 4:16Λαοδικείαςlaodikeiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAfter this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.here: Laodicea
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 1:11Λαοδίκειαν.¶laodikeiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularsaying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”here: Laodicea.
- Revelation 3:14Λαοδικείᾳlaodikeianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularTo the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.here: Laodicea