Word Study · Strong's G5359 · Greek
Φιλαδέλφεια
Philadelpheia
fil-ad-el'-fee-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Philadélpheia
“Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor
Rendered in the KJV as
Philadelphia.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- Φιλαδελφείᾳ1
- Φιλαδέλφειαν1
How it is rendered · 1
- Philadelphia2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
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- N-ASF-L · 1
- N-DSF-L · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 1:11Φιλαδέλφειανphiladelpheiannoun · 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: Philadelphia
- Revelation 3:7Φιλαδελφείᾳphiladelpheianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularTo the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.here: Philadelphia