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Strong's #2993 - Λαοδίκεια

Transliteration
Laodíkeia
Phonetics
Lah-od-ik'-i-ah
Origin
from a compound of (G2992) and (G1349)
Parts of Speech
Noun Location
TDNT
None
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Definition   
Thayer's
Laodicea = "justice of the people"
  1. a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colosse. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 66 A.D. and rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius. It was the seat of the Christian church.
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (6)
Colossians 4
1 Timothy 1
Revelation 1
NAS (6)
Colossians 4
Revelation 2
HCS (6)
Colossians 4
Revelation 2
BSB (6)
Colossians 4
Revelation 2
ESV (6)
Colossians 4
Revelation 2
WEB (5)
Colossians 4
Revelation 1
Thayer's Expanded Definition

Λαοδίκεια (Λαοδικια T WH (see Iota); R G L Tr accent Λαοδίκεια, cf. Chandler § 104), Λαοδικείας, , Laodicea, a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colossae. After having been successively called Diospolis and Rhoas, it was named Laodicea in honor of Laodice, the wife of Antiochus II. (). It was destroyed by an earthquake, A.D. 66 (or earlier, see Lightfoots Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, p. 38f), together with Colossae and Hierapolis (see Κολοσσαί); and afterward rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius. It was the seat of a Christian church: Colossians 2:1; Colossians 4:13, 15f ((on the 'Epistle to (or 'from') the Laodiceans' see Lightfoot's Commentary, as above, pp. 274-300)); Revelation 1:11; Revelation 3:14, and in the (Rec.) subscription of the 1 Timothy (See Lightfoot's Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, Introductory § 1; Forbiger, Hndbch. d. alton Geogr. 2te Ausg. 2:347f.)


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

Λαοδικία

(Rec. -εία ), -ας , ,

Laodicea, a city on the Lycus in Phrygia: Colossians 2:1; Colossians 4:13; Colossians 4:15-16, Revelation 1:11; Revelation 3:14.†

Λαοδικεία , see Λαοδικία .


Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
List of Word Forms
Λαοδικείᾳ Λαοδίκειαν Λαοδικείας Λαοδικια Λαοδικίᾳ Λαοδικιαν Λαοδικίαν Λαοδικιας Λαοδικίας Laodikeia Laodikeíāi Laodikeian Laodíkeian Laodikeias Laodikeías
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