Antiocheia <490>
Antioceia Antiocheia
| Pronunciation: | an-tee-okh'-i-ah |
| Origin: | from Antiochus (a Syrian king) |
| Reference: | - |
| PrtSpch: | n pr loc |
| In Greek: | antioceia 4, antioceian 11, antioceiav 3 |
| In NET: | Antioch 18 |
| In AV: | Antioch 18 |
| Count: | 18 |
| Definition: | Antioch = 'driven against" 1) Capital of Syria, situated on the river Orontes, founded by Seleucus Nicanor in 300 B.C. and named in honour of his father, Antiochus. Many Greek-Jews lived there and it was here that the followers of Christ were first called Christians. 2) A city in Pisidia on the borders Phrygia, founded by Seleucus Nicanor. Under the Romans it became a "colonia" and was also called Caesarea from Antiochus (a Syrian king); Antiochia, a place in Syria:-Antioch. |
| Variations in Bible: | Antioch (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
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