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G2445 Ἰόππη (Ióppē)
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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

noun-name, f. | -ης

93.484 · Names of Persons and Places · Places

Joppa or Jaffa a seaport on the coast of Palestine

ACT 9:36 · ACT 9:38 · ACT 9:42 · ACT 9:43 · ACT 10:5 · ACT 10:8 · ACT 10:23 · ACT 10:32 · ACT 11:5 · ACT 11:13

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)

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