King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3033
Transliteration: Libyē
Phonetic Spelling: (lib-oo'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: "the west bank of the Nile", Libya, a region in N. Africa
Meaning: Libya -- "the west bank of the Nile", a region in north Africa
Λιβύη, Λιβύης, ἡ, Libya, a large region of northern Africa, bordering on Egypt. In that portion of it which had Cyrene for its capital and was thence called Libya Cyrenaica (ἡ πρός Κυρήνην Λιβύη;, Josephus, Antiquities 16, 6, 1; ἡ Λιβύη ἡ κατά Κυρήνην (which see), Acts 2:10) dwelt many Jews (Josephus, Antiquities 14, 7, 2; 16, 6, 1; b. j. 7, 11;
Word Summary
Libyē: "the west bank of the Nile", Libya, a region in N. Africa
Original Word: ΛιβύηTransliteration: Libyē
Phonetic Spelling: (lib-oo'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: "the west bank of the Nile", Libya, a region in N. Africa
Meaning: Libya -- "the west bank of the Nile", a region in north Africa
Strong's Concordance
Libya. Probably from lips; Libye, a region of Africa -- Libya.
see GREEK lips
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3033: ΛιβύηΛιβύη, Λιβύης, ἡ, Libya, a large region of northern Africa, bordering on Egypt. In that portion of it which had Cyrene for its capital and was thence called Libya Cyrenaica (ἡ πρός Κυρήνην Λιβύη;, Josephus, Antiquities 16, 6, 1; ἡ Λιβύη ἡ κατά Κυρήνην (which see), Acts 2:10) dwelt many Jews (Josephus, Antiquities 14, 7, 2; 16, 6, 1; b. j. 7, 11;
c. Apion. 2, 4 (where cf. Müller's notes)): Acts 2:10.