Greek - English Dictionary
G5359 - Philadelphia
| Strong's No.: | G5359 |
| Greek: | Φιλαδέλφεια |
| Transliteration: | Philadelpheia |
| Phonetic: | fil-ad-el'-fee-ah |
| Word Origin: | From Φιλάδέλφος Philadelphos (the same as G5361) a king of Pergamos |
| Bible Usage: | Philadelphia. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Location |
| Strongs Definition: | Philadelphia a place in Asia Minor |
| Thayers Definition: | Philadelphia = "brotherly love" 1. a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king, Attalus II Philadelphus. After the death of Attalus III Philometor, 133 BC, it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the jurisdiction of the Romans. |
| Bible References:
Philadelphia |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Philadelphia ( 2 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.