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Paphos
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Paphos
Paphos
A location first mentioned at Act.13.6;
only referred to as Paphos (Πάφος).
Strong's Definition
Paphus, a place in Cyprus
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
KJV Usage: Paphos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Πάφος (perhaps from the root meaning, 'to cozen'; cf. Pape, Eigennamen, under the word), Πάφου, ἡ, Paphos (now Baffa], a maritime city on the island of Cyprus, with a harbor. It was the residence of the Roman proconsul. Old Paphos (now Kuklia), formerly noted for the worship and shrine of Venus (Aphrodite), lay some 7 miles or more southeast of it (Mela 2, 7; Pliny, h. n. 5, 31, 35; Tacitus, hist. 2, 2): Act_13:6; Act_13:13. (Lewin, St. Paul, i. 120ff.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Πάφος Paphos 2x
Paphos, the chief city in the island of Cyprus. See PhotoGuide.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Πάφος , -ου , ἡ ,
Paphos, a city in Cyprus: Act_13:6 ; Act_13:13 †
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
Πάφος Πά^φος, ἡ, "Paphos", a town in Cyprus celebrated for its temple of Aphrodite, Od. :—adj. πάφιος, η, ον, of Aphrodite, Ar.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Πάφος, -ου, ἡ
Paphos, a city in Cyprus: Act.13:6, 13 †
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