Metropolis (1 Occurrence)

... 2. (n.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. Multi-Version Concordance Metropolis (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/metropolis.htm - 6k

Perga (3 Occurrences)

... A long series of coins, beginning in the 2nd century BC, continued until 286 AD, and upon them Perga is mentioned as a metropolis. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perga.htm - 10k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The ancient metropolis of Lower Egypt, so called from its founder, Alexander the Great (about BC 333). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Thessalonica (8 Occurrences)

... Strabo, writing in the reign of Augustus, speaks of it as the most populous town in Macedonia and the metropolis of the province (vii.323, 330), and about the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thessalonica.htm - 25k

Village (21 Occurrences)

... daughters." The word is applied to the dependent villages lying around the larger cities, and to which they looked as to a kind of metropolis (Numbers 21:25 ... biblethesaurus.org/v/village.htm - 16k

Nicopolis (1 Occurrence)

... the sea-fight. Nicopolis soon became the metropolis of Epirus, with an autonomous constitution, according to Greek custom. But in ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicopolis.htm - 10k

Iconium (6 Occurrences)

... Later History: About 295 AD, an enlarged province, Pisidia, was formed, with Antioch as capital, and Iconium as a "sort of secondary metropolis." The Byzantine ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iconium.htm - 12k

Thyatira (4 Occurrences)

... the lesser road between Pergamos and Sardis, and derived its wealth from the Lycus valley in which it rapidly became a commercial center, but never a metropolis... biblethesaurus.org/t/thyatira.htm - 12k

Tiberias (3 Occurrences)

... residences of the Jews in Palestine. It was for more than three hundred years their metropolis. From about AD 150 the Sanhedrin ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiberias.htm - 15k

Town (861 Occurrences)

... 7. (adv. & prep.) The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country. 8. (adv. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/town.htm - 39k

Ellasar (2 Occurrences)

... heap of Assyria, a territory in Asia of which Arioch was king (Genesis 14:1, 9). It is supposed that the old Chaldean town of Larsa was the metropolis of this ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ellasar.htm - 9k

Ephesus (20 Occurrences)

... In the time of the Romans it bore the title of "the first and greatest metropolis of Asia." It was distinguished for the Temple of Diana (qv), who there had ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesus.htm - 24k

Daughter (320 Occurrences)

... 1:20). (3.) Small towns and villages lying around a city are its "daughters," as related to the metropolis or mother city. Tyre ... biblethesaurus.org/d/daughter.htm - 43k

Meunim (5 Occurrences)

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Metheg-ammah (1 Occurrence)

... me-theg-am'-a, meth-eg-am'-a (mathegh ha-'ammah, "bridle of the metropolis"; Septuagint ten aphorismenen): It is probable that the place-name Metheg-Ammah in 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/metheg-ammah.htm - 8k

Methegammah (1 Occurrence)

... me-theg-am'-a, meth-eg-am'-a (mathegh ha-'ammah, "bridle of the metropolis"; Septuagint ten aphorismenen): It is probable that the place-name Metheg-Ammah in 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/methegammah.htm - 8k

Mordecai (52 Occurrences)

... It was probably Kish of whom it is said (ver. 6) that he "had been carried away with the captivity.". He resided at Susa, the metropolis of Persia. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mordecai.htm - 28k

Metretes (1 Occurrence)

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Patara (1 Occurrence)

... The most imposing of the ruins is a triumphal arch bearing the inscription: "Patara the Metropolis of the Lycian Nation." Outside the city walls many ... biblethesaurus.org/p/patara.htm - 9k

Beroea (4 Occurrences)

... was one of the most populous cities of Macedonia early became a bishopric under the metropolitan of Thessalonica and was itself made a metropolis by Andronicus ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beroea.htm - 11k

Capital (29 Occurrences)

... and necking. See these terms, and Column. 7. (n.) The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis. 8. (n ... biblethesaurus.org/c/capital.htm - 16k

Abel-beth-maachah (2 Occurrences)

... It was a place of considerable strength and importance. It is called a "mother in Israel", ie, a metropolis (2 Samuel 20:19). It ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abel-beth-maachah.htm - 8k

Acco (2 Occurrences)

... 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 metropolis, as is known ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acco.htm - 13k

Abelbethmaachah (2 Occurrences)

... It was a place of considerable strength and importance. It is called a "mother in Israel", ie, a metropolis (2 Samuel 20:19). It ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abelbethmaachah.htm - 8k

Adramyttium (2 Occurrences)

... When Pergamus became the capital of Asia, Adramyttium grew to be a city of considerable importance, and the metropolis of the Northwest part of the province. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adramyttium.htm - 9k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... north of Jerusalem. It was the metropolis of Syria, and afterwards became the capital of the Roman province in Asia. It ranked third ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Athens (5 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ATHENS. ath'-enz Athenai In antiquity the celebrated metropolis of Attica, now the capital of Greece. Two long walls, 250 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/athens.htm - 15k

Attalia (1 Occurrence)

... The early city did not enjoy the ecclesiastical importance of the neighboring city of Perga; but in 1084 when Perga declined, Attalia became a metropolis. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attalia.htm - 8k

Side (4225 Occurrences)

... of considerable antiquity, for it had existed long before it fell into the possession of Alexander the Great, and for a time it was the metropolis of Pamphylia ... biblethesaurus.org/s/side.htm - 10k

Samlah (4 Occurrences)

... the city is mentioned in connection with the name of the king suggests that Edom was a confederacy at this time and the chief city was the metropolis of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samlah.htm - 7k

Sardis (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The metropolis of Lydia in Asia Minor. It stood on the river Pactolus, at the foot of mount Tmolus. Here ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sardis.htm - 13k

Samaria (123 Occurrences)

... came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Samaria and built a city there, which was thenceforward the metropolis of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaria.htm - 63k

Corinth (13 Occurrences)

... most prominent centers in Greece. When Paul visited Corinth, he found it the metropolis of the Peloponnesus. Jews flocked to this ... biblethesaurus.org/c/corinth.htm - 21k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... by the names Hadriane, Commodiane, Severiane and others, which appear, isolated or conjoined, upon its coins, together with the title of metropolis and such ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Gerizim (4 Occurrences)

... nearness to the "oaks of Moreh" (Deuteronomy 11:30) points to this locality, and this is confirmed by Josephus, who speaks of Shechem, the metropolis of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerizim.htm - 14k

Pentecost (3 Occurrences)

... Pentecost. It was highly esteemed by the Fathers. Chrysostom calls it "the metropolis of the festivals" (De Pentec., Hom. ii); Gregory ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pentecost.htm - 21k

Mount (311 Occurrences)

... nearness to the "oaks of Moreh" (Deuteronomy 11:30) points to this locality, and this is confirmed by Josephus, who speaks of Shechem, the metropolis of the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mount.htm - 68k

Consist (7 Occurrences)

... only suggest some possibilities as follows: (1) A good opportunity for safe communication was offered by the deaconess Phoebe's proposed visit to the metropolis... biblethesaurus.org/c/consist.htm - 80k

Hierapolis (1 Occurrence)

... the church. During the Roman period, Justinian made the city a metropolis, and it continued to exist into the Middle Ages. In the ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hierapolis.htm - 10k

Romans (8 Occurrences)

... only suggest some possibilities as follows: (1) A good opportunity for safe communication was offered by the deaconess Phoebe's proposed visit to the metropolis... biblethesaurus.org/r/romans.htm - 44k

Tyre (59 Occurrences)

... Augustus deprived it of its freedom, but it was given the status of a "metropolis" by Hadrian, and this title appears on its coins. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tyre.htm - 45k

Zechariah (55 Occurrences)

... built. The city itself will expand till it becomes a great metropolis without walls; Yahweh will be a wall of fire round about it. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zechariah.htm - 70k

Smiteth (156 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 8:1 And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/smiteth.htm - 38k

Humbleth (14 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 8:1 And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the ... biblethesaurus.org/h/humbleth.htm - 10k

Government (20 Occurrences)

... this there is a certain similarity to the process by which, in the period just preceding the beginning of real history, Athens became the metropolis of Attica ... biblethesaurus.org/g/government.htm - 50k

City

... came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Samaria and built a city there, which was thenceforward the metropolis of the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/city.htm - 43k

Anaharath (1 Occurrence)

... built. The city itself will expand till it becomes a great metropolis without walls; Yahweh will be a wall of fire round about it. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anaharath.htm - 87k

Archaeology

... The worship of the Hittites of the era of the Exodus is still seen pictured on the rocks at Yasilikaya. This spot was the sanctuary of the metropolis. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/archaeology.htm - 61k

Minor (2 Occurrences)

... The worship of the Hittites of the era of the Exodus is still seen pictured on the rocks at Yasilikaya. This spot was the sanctuary of the metropolis. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/minor.htm - 62k

Asia (22 Occurrences)

... The worship of the Hittites of the era of the Exodus is still seen pictured on the rocks at Yasilikaya. This spot was the sanctuary of the metropolis. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asia.htm - 71k