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Achaia
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Achaia
Achaia
A location first mentioned at Act.18.12;
only referred to as Achaia (Ἀχαΐα).
Strong's Definition
Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
KJV Usage: Achaia
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἀχαΐα (WH Ἀχαΐα (see Iota)), Ἀχαΐας, ἡ, Achaia;
1. in a restricted sense, the maritime region of northern Peloponnesus.
2. in a broader sense, from on (yet see Dict. of Geog. under the word), a Roman province embracing all Greece except Thessaly. So in the N. T.: Act_18:12; Act_18:27; Act_19:21; Rom_15:26; Rom_16:5 Rec.; 1Co_16:15; 2Co_1:1; 2Co_9:2; 2Co_11:10; 1Th_1:7 f (B. D. under the word.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ἀχαία Achaia 10x
Achaia, the Roman province, comprehending all Greece to the south of Thessaly
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἀχαία
( T , Ἀχαΐα ), -ας , ἡ (Bl., § 46, 11),
Achaia , the Roman province: Act_18:12 ; Act_18:27 ; Act_19:21 Rom_15:26 , 1Co_16:15 , 2Co_1:1 ; 2Co_9:2 ; 2Co_11:10 , 1Th_1:7-8 .†
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Ἀχαία (T, Ἀχαΐα), -ας, ἡ (Bl., § 46, 11)
Achaia, the Roman province: Act.18:12, 27 19:21 Rom.15:26, 1Co.16:15, 2Co.1:1 9:2 11:10, 1Th.1:7-8.†
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