Colony (1 Occurrence)

... The city of Philippi was a Roman colony (Acts 16:12), ie, a military settlement of Roman soldiers and citizens, planted there to keep in subjection a newly ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colony.htm - 10k

Cyrene (7 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A city (now Tripoli) in Upper Libya, North Africa, founded by a colony of Greeks (BC 630). It contained ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrene.htm - 13k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... It bears the modern name of Antakia, and is now a miserable, decaying Turkish town. Like Philippi, it was raised to the rank of a Roman colony. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Pisidia (2 Occurrences)

... Not much before 6 BC, Antioch was made a Roman colony, with the title Caesareia Antiocheia; it was now the capital of southern Galatia and the chief of a ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pisidia.htm - 21k

Puteoli (1 Occurrence)

... peninsula of Baiae and Cape Misenum. It was originally a colony of the neighboring Greek city Cumae. The earliest event in the history ... biblethesaurus.org/p/puteoli.htm - 11k

Papyrus (4 Occurrences)

... found on the Island of Elephantine, just below the First Cataract, dating from 494 to 400 BC They show that between 470 and 408 BC a flourishing colony of Jews ... biblethesaurus.org/p/papyrus.htm - 34k

Colonize (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colonize.htm - 6k

Syracuse (1 Occurrence)

... The design of the present work scarcely permits more than a passing allusion to Syracuse, the most brilliant Greek colony on the shores of the Western ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syracuse.htm - 9k

Settlement (4 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the settlement of a new country ... biblethesaurus.org/s/settlement.htm - 9k

Corinth (13 Occurrences)

... BC 146), and that mentioned in the New Testament was quite a new city, having been rebuilt about a century afterwards and peopled by a colony of freedmen from ... biblethesaurus.org/c/corinth.htm - 21k

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

... to the west, and were transported to Babylon (Josephus, Ant, X, ix, 7; compare Jeremiah 43:8). 7. Testimony of Aramaic Papyri: Of this colony of Jews it is ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispersion.htm - 44k

Number (2370 Occurrences)

... We have therefore clear evidence that numerical signs were used by members of a Jewish colony in Upper Egypt in the 5th century BC Now, as the existence of ... biblethesaurus.org/n/number.htm - 40k

Philippi (8 Occurrences)

... In the time of the Emperor Augustus this city became a Roman colony, ie, a military settlement of Roman soldiers, there planted for the purpose of controlling ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philippi.htm - 36k

Samaria (123 Occurrences)

... Alexander the Great took the city in 331 BC, killed many of the inhabitants, and settled others in Shechem, replacing them with a colony of Syro-Macedonians. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaria.htm - 63k

Philippians (2 Occurrences)

... To-day, in silent meadows, quiet cattle browse among the ruins which Mark the site of what was once the flourishing Roman colony of Philippi, the home of the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philippians.htm - 42k

Assyria (124 Occurrences)

... The name derived from the city Asshur on the Tigris, the original capital of the country, was originally a colony from Babylonia, and was ruled by viceroys ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assyria.htm - 101k

Neapolis (1 Occurrence)

... The date of its foundation is uncertain, but it seems to have been a colony from the island of Thasos, which lay opposite to it (Dio Cassius xlvii.35). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/neapolis.htm - 9k

Uphaz (2 Occurrences)

... Probably another name for Ophir (Jeremiah 10:9). Some, however, regard it as the name of an Indian colony in Yemen, southern Arabia; others as a place on or ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uphaz.htm - 8k

Libertines (1 Occurrence)

... These, being liberated by those who had acquired them as slaves, formed a colony on the banks of the Tiber (Philo, Legat. ad Caium). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libertines.htm - 11k

Lud (10 Occurrences)

... The apparently Assyrian colony in Cappadocia about 2000 BC, who used the Babylonian script, may be regarded as supporting this statement, and that there were ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lud.htm - 13k

Ludim (3 Occurrences)

... The apparently Assyrian colony in Cappadocia about 2000 BC, who used the Babylonian script, may be regarded as supporting this statement, and that there were ... biblethesaurus.org/l/ludim.htm - 11k

Girgashite (7 Occurrences)

... Assyrian tablet; the latter people, however, seem to have lived to the East of the Tigris, and it may be that, as in the case of the Hittites, a colony of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/girgashite.htm - 11k

Foremost (14 Occurrences)

... Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foremost.htm - 10k

Gerasa

... The site is now occupied by a colony of Circassians, and there is reason to fear that, unless something is done to preserve them, many valuable remains of ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasa.htm - 10k

Tarshish (24 Occurrences)

... It was founded by a Carthaginian colony, and was the farthest western harbour of Tyrian sailors. It was to this port Jonah's ship was about to sail from Joppa. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarshish.htm - 17k

Tahpanhes (7 Occurrences)

... between 607-587 BC a constant intercourse with the Greek settlers must have been going on and a wider intercourse than even a Greek colony in Palestine would ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tahpanhes.htm - 14k

Tarrying (9 Occurrences)

... Acts 16:12 and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a 'Roman' colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarrying.htm - 8k

Rages (5 Occurrences)

... charioteers, husbandmen. Later it was the religious center of magism. A large colony of captive Israelites settled there. Destroyed in ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rages.htm - 10k

Rhegium (1 Occurrence)

... Originally a colony of Chalcidian Greeks, the place enjoyed great prosperity in the 5th century BC, but was captured and destroyed by Dionysius, tyrant of ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rhegium.htm - 8k

Ragau (1 Occurrence)

... charioteers, husbandmen. Later it was the religious center of magism. A large colony of captive Israelites settled there. Destroyed in ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ragau.htm - 9k

Emmaus (1 Occurrence)

... 45) is also described as a colonia. Today it is a "colony" of Jews who have revived and always use the old name Motsah for their settlement. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emmaus.htm - 10k

Exterminate (8 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To destroy utterly; to cut off; to extirpate; to annihilate; to root out; as, to exterminate a colony, a tribe, or a nation; to exterminate error or ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exterminate.htm - 9k

Establish (133 Occurrences)

... 3. (v.) To originate and secure the permanent existence of; to found; to institute; to create and regulate; -- said of a colony, a state, or other institutions ... biblethesaurus.org/e/establish.htm - 39k

Dora

... It was occupied in the earliest times by the Canaanites and probably belonged to Phoenicia, tradition saying that it was a Sidonian colony. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dora.htm - 9k

Dor (7 Occurrences)

... It was occupied in the earliest times by the Canaanites and probably belonged to Phoenicia, tradition saying that it was a Sidonian colony. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dor.htm - 13k

Magadan (1 Occurrence)

... Roman Catholics. The land in the plain has been purchased by a colony of Jews, and is once more being brought under cultivation. The ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magadan.htm - 8k

Maacah (30 Occurrences)

... which accounts for `Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel" (Joshua 13:13).It is possible that Abel-beth-maacah may have been a colony founded by men ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maacah.htm - 20k

Mareshah (8 Occurrences)

... It is then described as "a colony of Jews" (Ant., XIII, ix, 1; x, 2). The city was treated with favor by Pompey (XIV, iv, 4). When the Parthians invaded Judea ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mareshah.htm - 11k

Melita (1 Occurrence)

... station. It was probably at first a Phoenician colony, and later passed under the influence, if not domination, of the Sicilian Greeks. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melita.htm - 10k

Macedo'nia (20 Occurrences)

... Acts 16:12 thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia -- a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days, (See RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/macedo'nia.htm - 11k

Magistrate (9 Occurrences)

... 9:34 Ephesians 2:2). In the New Testament we also find strategos, employed to designate the Roman praetors or magistrates of Philippi, a Roman colony (Acts 16 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magistrate.htm - 15k

Gerasenes (3 Occurrences)

... The site is now occupied by a colony of Circassians, and there is reason to fear that, unless something is done to preserve them, many valuable remains of ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasenes.htm - 11k

Philip'pi (6 Occurrences)

... Acts 16:12 thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia -- a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days, (See RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philip'pi.htm - 8k

Plant (92 Occurrences)

... germ of. 12. (n.) To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish; as, to plant a colony. 13. (n.) To ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plant.htm - 37k

Pontus (3 Occurrences)

... Another colony from Sinope founded Trebizond, near which Xenophon and the Ten Thousand reached the sea again after they had sounded the power of Persia and ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontus.htm - 16k

Plantation (3 Occurrences)

... plantation. 3. (n.) An original settlement in a new country; a colony. Multi-Version Concordance Plantation (3 Occurrences). Ezekiel ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plantation.htm - 8k

Principal (28 Occurrences)

... Acts 16:12 thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia -- a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days, (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/principal.htm - 18k

Pamphylia (6 Occurrences)

... in the neighboring countries, and the Asiatic influence was at most times stronger than the Greek As early as the 5th century BC a Greek colony settled there ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pamphylia.htm - 12k

Bethdagon (2 Occurrences)

... (2.) A city near the south-east border of Asher (Joshua 19:27). It was a Philistine colony. It is identical with the modern ruined village of Tell D'auk. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethdagon.htm - 8k

Berytus

... brought against his two sons, Alexander and Aristobulus, who were condemned there by the Roman court (Ant., XVI, xi, 2). Beirut was a Roman colony at this time ... biblethesaurus.org/b/berytus.htm - 8k

Beth-dagon (2 Occurrences)

... (2.) A city near the south-east border of Asher (Joshua 19:27). It was a Philistine colony. It is identical with the modern ruined village of Tell D'auk. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-dagon.htm - 8k

Barbarian (2 Occurrences)

... different language. The inhabitants of Malta are so called (Acts 28:1, 2, 4). They were originally a Carthaginian colony. This word ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barbarian.htm - 10k

Coins (13 Occurrences)

... After this the coins struck in Judea were Roman, as Jerusalem was made a Roman colony. H. Porter. Multi-Version Concordance Coins (13 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coins.htm - 13k

Colonnades (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/c/colonnades.htm - 6k

Coral (3 Occurrences)

... It is the calcareous axis of a branching colony of polyps. It does not form reefs, but occurs in small masses from 40 to 100 fathoms below the surface. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coral.htm - 12k

Acco (2 Occurrences)

... Syria, but was obliged to relinquish it on the approach of the Romans toward his own dominions (BJ, I, v, 3). Under the Romans Ptolemais became a colony and a ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acco.htm - 13k

Artaxerxes (14 Occurrences)

... (2.) The king mentioned in Ezra 7:1, in the seventh year (BC 458) of whose reign Ezra led a second colony of Jews back to Jerusalem, was probably Longimanus ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artaxerxes.htm - 16k

Abiding (40 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Acts 16:12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abiding.htm - 19k

Aquila (7 Occurrences)

... He meets them first in Corinth (Acts 18:2). Aquila was a native of Pontus, doubtless one of the colony of Jews mentioned in Acts 2:9 1 Peter 1:1. They were ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aquila.htm - 13k

Adramyttium (2 Occurrences)

... it was the Pedasus of Homer, others suppose that it was founded by Adramys, the brother of the wealthy Croesus; probably a small Athenian colony existed there ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adramyttium.htm - 9k

Amphipolis (1 Occurrence)

... ex-despot of Miletus, tried to settle there, and a second vain attempt was made in 465-464 by the Athenians, who succeeded in founding a colony there in 437 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amphipolis.htm - 9k

Assur (2 Occurrences)

... Apparently about 2000 BC a colony of Babylonians migrated northward along the Tigris River and settled upon the right shore about halfway between the Upper and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assur.htm - 13k

Asshur (133 Occurrences)

... Apparently about 2000 BC a colony of Babylonians migrated northward along the Tigris River and settled upon the right shore about halfway between the Upper and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asshur.htm - 46k

Siloam (4 Occurrences)

... It appears that at some remote period a colony from the capital of king Mesha (Dibon-Moab) crossed the Jordan and fixed itself at the gates of Jerusalem at ... biblethesaurus.org/s/siloam.htm - 21k

Sherghat

... Apparently about 2000 BC a colony of Babylonians migrated northward along the Tigris River and settled upon the right shore about halfway between the Upper and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sherghat.htm - 12k

Stock (16 Occurrences)

... 27. (n.) A race or variety in a species. 28. (n.) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see Person), as trees, chains of salpae, etc. 29. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stock.htm - 16k

Seveneh (2 Occurrences)

... Fresh interest has recently been given to it by the Elephantine discoveries bearing on the ancient Jewish colony and temple of Yahweh in that place in the 5th ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seveneh.htm - 7k

Sanballat (10 Occurrences)

... This letter contained information concerning the state of affairs in the Jewish colony of Yeb, especially concerning the destruction of the temple or synagogue ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanballat.htm - 14k

Several (40 Occurrences)

... disciple. (WEY). Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We ... biblethesaurus.org/s/several.htm - 19k

Stoics (1 Occurrence)

... This school of Greek philosophy was founded at Athens circa 294 BC by Zeno (circa 336-264 BC), a native of Citium, a Greek colony in Cyprus. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stoics.htm - 15k

Shem (17 Occurrences)

... The tablets found in Cappadocia seem to show that Shemites (Assyrians) had settled in that district also, but this was apparently an unimportant colony. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shem.htm - 15k

Staying (39 Occurrences)

... (See NAS NIV). Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/staying.htm - 17k

Sidon (35 Occurrences)

... It likewise made one attempt to establish an inland colony at Laish or Dan, near the headwaters of the Jordan, but this ended in disaster (Judges 18:7, 27, 28 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sidon.htm - 25k

Sharon (9 Occurrences)

... The German colony to the North of Jaffa, preserving in its name, Sarona, the old Greek name of the plain, and several Jewish colonies are proving the wonderful ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sharon.htm - 13k

Settler (8 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/settler.htm - 9k

Important (39 Occurrences)

... (BBE). Acts 16:12 And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days. (BBE). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/important.htm - 18k

Tribe (250 Occurrences)

... end of the Jordan valley. The people, possibly a colony from Sidon, were careless in their fancied security. The land was large, and ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tribe.htm - 45k

Leading (101 Occurrences)

... Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/leading.htm - 36k

Christs (2 Occurrences)

... After tremendous efforts the rebellion was crushed, and Jerusalem was converted into a Roman colony (Aelia Capitolina), which Jews were forbidden to enter. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christs.htm - 14k

Lystra (6 Occurrences)

... between Zeus and Hermes indicated in Acts belonged to the religious system of the native population, rather than to that of the educated society of the colony. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lystra.htm - 14k