STRONGS NUMBER G2791


Word Summary
Kilikia: Cilicia, a province of Asia Minor
Original Word: Κιλικία
Transliteration: Kilikia
Phonetic Spelling: (kil-ik-ee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: Cilicia, a province of Asia Minor
Meaning: Cilicia -- a province of Asia Minor
Strong's Concordance
Cilicia.

Probably of foreign origin; Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor -- Cilicia.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2791: Κιλικία

Κιλικία, Κιλικίας, , Cilicia, a province of Asia Minor, bounded on the north by Cappadocia, Lyesonia and Isauria, on the south by the Mediterranean, on the east by Syria, and on the west by Pamphylia. Its capital, Tarsus, was the birthplace of Paul: Acts 6:9; Acts 15:23, 41; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3; Acts 23:34; Acts 27:5; Galatians 1:21. (Cf. Conybeare and Howson, St. Paul, i., 19ff; Lewin, St. Paul, i., 78f.)