Quick Definition
Ἰόππη, ης, ἡ n.f. Joppa
Strong's Definition
of Hebrew origin (3305); Joppe (i.e. Japho), a place in Palestine
KJV Usage: Joppa
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἰόππη (to which com. spelling the ancient lexicographers prefer Ἰόπη, cf. Movers, Phonizier, ii. 2 p. 176 Anm.),-ns, ἡ, (Hebr. 15) i. e. beauty, fr. 72: to shine, be beautiful; [al. make the name mean ‘an eminence’; al. al.]), Joppa, a city of Palestine on the Mediterranean, lying on the border of the tribes of Dan and Ephraim. It was subject to the Jews from the time of the Maccabees. It had a celebrated but dangerous port and carried on a flourishing trade; now Ydfa (not Jaffa): Acts ix. 36, 38, 42 sq.; x. 5, 8, 23,32; xi.5,13. Cf. Win. RWB. 8. v. Joppe; Riietschi in Herzog vii. p. 4 sq.; Fritzsche in Schenkel iii. 376 sq.; [BB.DD.].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ἰόππη Ioppē 10x
Joppa, a city of Palestine, Acts 9:36, 38, 42f.; 10:5, 8, 23, 32; 11:5, 13*. See PhotoGuide.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἰόππη (FlJ, id., and also Ἰόπη), -ης, ἡ, (Heb. יָפוֹ), Joppa: Ac 9 10 11.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Ἰόππη (Ioppē) — Joppa. Ἰόππη (FlJ, id., and also Ἰόπη), -ης, ἡ, (Heb. יָפוֹ), Joppa: Act.9:1-43 10:1-48 11:1-30.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
