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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
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• Pionius, Martyr at Smyrna
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Whyte's Bible Characters
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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• ܙܡܽܘܪܢܰܐ
• Ζμύρνα , Σμύρνα
• Σμυρναῖος

The port of Smyrna was in the Roman province of Asia, not far north of Ephesus. (For map see ASIA.) The church there was probably formed during Paul’s three-year stay in Ephesus, when the Ephesian converts took the gospel to the surrounding area (Acts 19:8-10; Revelation 2:8).

John’s letter to the church in Smyrna shows that the Christians were very poor. Spiritually, however, they were rich (Revelation 2:9). They were also persecuted, mainly by the Jews, who throughout Asia were bitterly anti-Christian (Revelation 2:9; cf. Acts 21:27). God encouraged them with the promise that, no matter how much they might suffer in the present world, he would preserve the faithful for his heavenly kingdom (Revelation 2:10-11).