Rome (12 Occurrences)

... When the New Testament was written, Rome was enriched and adorned with the spoils of the world, and contained a population estimated at 1,200,000, of which the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rome.htm - 43k

Caesar's (10 Occurrences)

... hoi ek tes Kaisaros oikias, "they that are of Caesar's household," Philippians 4:22): These words occur in the epistle which Paul wrote from Rome near the end ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesar's.htm - 18k

Onesimus (2 Occurrences)

... Useful, a slave who, after robbing his master Philemon (qv) at Colosse, fled to Rome, where he was converted by the apostle Paul, who sent him back to his ... biblethesaurus.org/o/onesimus.htm - 12k

Justus (3 Occurrences)

... (3.) A Jewish Christian, called Jesus, Paul's only fellow-labourer at Rome, where he wrote his Epistle to the Colossians (Colossians 4:11). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/justus.htm - 12k

Phygellus (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Fugitive, a Christian of Asia, who "turned away" from Paul during his second imprisonment at Rome (2 Timothy 1:15). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phygellus.htm - 10k

Onesiphorus (2 Occurrences)

... Bringing profit, an Ephesian Christian who showed great kindness to Paul at Rome. ... 2. Visits Paul in Rome: Onesiphorus then had come from Ephesus to Rome. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/onesiphorus.htm - 11k

Phygelus (1 Occurrence)

... Phugelos, Phygellus or Phygelus (2 Timothy 1:15); the King James Version): One of the Christians who deserted Paul at the time of his 2nd imprisonment at Rome. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phygelus.htm - 9k

Appii (1 Occurrence)

... Appii Forum: Ie, "the Market of Appius" (Acts 28:15, RV), a town on the road, the "Appian Way," from Rome to Brundusium. It was 43 miles from Rome. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appii.htm - 9k

Hermogenes (1 Occurrence)

... It is not clear when or where the defection of those Asiatic Christians from the apostle took place, whether it was at Rome at the time of Paul's second ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hermogenes.htm - 10k

Aquila (7 Occurrences)

... Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth (Acts 18:2). Along with his wife Priscilla he had fled from Rome in consequence ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aquila.htm - 13k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... This empire stretched from the Euphrates to the confines of India and the Oxus, and for centuries was the rival of Rome, and more than once proved her match on ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Josephus

... jo-se'-fus, fla'-vi-us: 1. Early Life and Beliefs: Was born at Jerusalem 37-38 AD, and died at Rome early in the 2nd century, when is not known precisely. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josephus.htm - 13k

Linus (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia LINUS. li'-nus (Linos (2 Timothy 4:21)): One of Paul's friends in Rome during his second and last imprisonment in that city. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/linus.htm - 9k

Flavius

... jo-se'-fus, fla'-vi-us: 1. Early Life and Beliefs: Was born at Jerusalem 37-38 AD, and died at Rome early in the 2nd century, when is not known precisely. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flavius.htm - 13k

Taverns (1 Occurrence)

... Taverns, The three. A place on the great "Appian Way," about 11 miles from Rome, designed for the reception of travellers, as the name indicates. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taverns.htm - 8k

Puteoli (1 Occurrence)

... A city on the coast of Campania, on the north shore of a bay running north from the Bay of Naples, at which Paul landed on his way to Rome, from which it was ... biblethesaurus.org/p/puteoli.htm - 11k

Apostolic (2 Occurrences)

... Paul mentions their extended work in 1 Corinthians 9:5, 6 and it seems certain that Peter was in Rome shortly before his death. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostolic.htm - 17k

Tiberius (1 Occurrence)

... In 2 AD, he returned to Rome, and lived there in retirement, 2-4 AD On June 27, 4 AD, Tiberius and Agrippa Postumus were adopted by Augustus. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiberius.htm - 15k

Tychicus (5 Occurrences)

... from Macedonia to Jerusalem (Acts 20:4). He is alluded to also in Colossians 4:7, Titus 3:12, and 2 Timothy 4:12 as having been with Paul at Rome, whence he ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tychicus.htm - 14k

Crete (7 Occurrences)

... Jews from Crete were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:11). The island was visited by Paul on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crete.htm - 19k

Philemon (2 Occurrences)

... Philemon, Epistle to. Was written from Rome at the same time as the epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians, and was sent also by Onesimus. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philemon.htm - 17k

Italy (4 Occurrences)

... As the power of Rome advanced, nations were successively conquered and added to it till it came to designate the whole country to the south of the Alps. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/italy.htm - 10k

Forum (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forum.htm - 9k

Epaenetus (1 Occurrence)

... Commendable, a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutation (Romans 16:5). He is spoken of as "the first fruits of Achaia" (RV, "of Asia", ie, of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epaenetus.htm - 8k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

... treated the Jews, especially those in Asia and Egypt, with great indulgence, yet about the middle of his reign (AD 49) he banished them all from Rome (Acts 18:2 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Province (66 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/province.htm - 38k

Citizenship (4 Occurrences)

... sum of money (Acts 22:28). This "freedom" secured privileges equal to those enjoyed by natives of Rome. Among the most notable of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizenship.htm - 16k

Galatia (6 Occurrences)

... the times. They were at length brought under the power of Rome in BC 189, and Galatia became a Roman province BC 25. This province ... biblethesaurus.org/g/galatia.htm - 23k

Praetorian (2 Occurrences)

... through the whole of the praetorian guard in that regiment's headquarters which were situated in a permanent camp established by Tiberius in Rome, outside the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/praetorian.htm - 15k

Latin (2 Occurrences)

... Mark's Gospel shows more of these Latin words outside of proper names (compare Romans 16), as is natural if his Gospel were indeed written in Rome. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latin.htm - 28k

Pontus (3 Occurrences)

... he widely extended his power, his chief ally being his son-in-law Dikran, or Tigranes, of Armenia, and then prepared for the impending struggle with Rome. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontus.htm - 16k

Antiochus

... success. Rome now requested the king not to interfere in Europe, or to recognize the right of the Romans to protect the Greeks in Asia. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochus.htm - 17k

Jason (5 Occurrences)

... (1) Son of Eleazar, sent (161 BC) by Judas Maccabeus with other deputies to Rome "to make a league of amity and confederacy" (1 Maccabees 8:17; Josephus, Ant ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jason.htm - 12k

Triumph (52 Occurrences)

... A triumph in Rome was a magnificent procession in honor of a victorious general, and the highest military distinction which he could obtain. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/triumph.htm - 24k

Rhegium (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Breach, a town in the south of Italy, on the Strait of Messina, at which Paul touched on his way to Rome (Acts 28:13). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rhegium.htm - 8k

Palace (194 Occurrences)

... In Philippians 1:13 this word is the rendering of the Greek praitorion, meaning the praetorian cohorts at Rome (the life-guard of the Caesars). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palace.htm - 40k

Perseus

... In 171 BC began the war with Rome which ended in his disastrous defeat and capture at Pydna, 168 BC (to which 1 Maccabees 8:5 refers), by L. Aemilius Paulus. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perseus.htm - 8k

Parchments (1 Occurrence)

... In Greek and Roman times parchment was much employed as a writing material. "At Rome, in the 1st century BC, and the 1st and 2d centuries AD, there is evidence ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parchments.htm - 10k

Pudens (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Bashful, a Christian at Rome, who sent his greetings to Timothy (2 Timothy 4:21). (see CLAUDIA.). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pudens.htm - 9k

Claudia (1 Occurrence)

... It is a conjecture having some probability that she was a British maiden, the daughter of king Cogidunus, who was an ally of Rome, and assumed the name of the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/claudia.htm - 8k

Aristobulus (1 Occurrence)

... Aristobulus was defeated and taken prisoner, and Hyrcanus was appointed ethnarch in 63 BC Aristobulus and his two daughters were taken to Rome, where he graced ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aristobulus.htm - 9k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... province in Asia. It ranked third, after Rome and Alexandria, in point of importance, of the cities of the Roman empire. It was ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Syracuse (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A city on the south-east coast of Sicily, where Paul landed and remained three days when on his way to Rome (Acts 28:12). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syracuse.htm - 9k

Adoption (5 Occurrences)

... Among oriental nations it was extended to slaves (as Moses) who thereby gained their freedom, but in Greece and Rome it was, with rare exceptions, limited to ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoption.htm - 23k

Evangelist (2 Occurrences)

... His later years were spent chiefly with Paul away from Philippi (compare Acts 20:3-28, 31, on the way to Jerusalem, at Caesarea, the voyage to Rome and in Rome... biblethesaurus.org/e/evangelist.htm - 23k

Candlestick (34 Occurrences)

... shown him. Its form is described in Exodus 25:31-40; 37:17-24, and may be seen represented on the Arch of Titus at Rome. It was ... biblethesaurus.org/c/candlestick.htm - 27k

Appeal (30 Occurrences)

... Under the Roman law the most remarkable case of appeal is that of Paul from the tribunal of Festus at Caesarea to that of the emperor at Rome (Acts 25:11, 12 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appeal.htm - 20k

Antichrist (4 Occurrences)

... of a mad emperor. Caligula had claimed to be worshipped as a god, and had a temple erected to him in Rome. He went farther, and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antichrist.htm - 26k

Age (404 Occurrences)

... Paul mentions their extended work in 1 Corinthians 9:5, 6 and it seems certain that Peter was in Rome shortly before his death. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/age.htm - 56k

Titus (15 Occurrences)

... Crete, where the apostle had left him for this purpose (Titus 1:5). The last notice of him is in 2 Timothy 4:10, where we find him with Paul at Rome during his ... biblethesaurus.org/t/titus.htm - 29k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... It was for a long period the greatest of existing cities, for both Nineveh and Babylon had been destroyed, and Rome had not yet risen to greatness. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Jude (4 Occurrences)

... great majority of writers the date of the fragment is given as circa 170 AD, as it claims to have been written not long after Pius was bishop of Rome, and the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jude.htm - 40k

Testaments

... BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS. I. THE PERIOD IN GENERAL II. A GLANCE ALTES TESTAMENT CONTEMPORANEOUS HISTORY 1. The Egyptian Empire 2. Greece 3. Rome 4. Asia III. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

... BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS. I. THE PERIOD IN GENERAL II. A GLANCE ALTES TESTAMENT CONTEMPORANEOUS HISTORY 1. The Egyptian Empire 2. Greece 3. Rome 4. Asia III. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Colossians (1 Occurrence)

... Colossians, Epistle to the: Was written by Paul at Rome during his first imprisonment there (Acts 28:16, 30), probably in the spring of AD 57, or, as some think ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colossians.htm - 23k

Deutero-canonical

... He was freely attested by Clement of Rome and Justin Martyr; James by Hermas and probably by Clement of Rome; 2 John, 3 John and Jude by the Muratorian Fragment ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deutero-canonical.htm - 14k

Separate (115 Occurrences)

... Various later additions described Thecla's end, and in one of them it is narrated that she went underground from Seleucia to Rome that she might be near Paul. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/separate.htm - 71k

Deuterocanonical

... He was freely attested by Clement of Rome and Justin Martyr; James by Hermas and probably by Clement of Rome; 2 John, 3 John and Jude by the Muratorian Fragment ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deuterocanonical.htm - 14k

Timothy (28 Occurrences)

... When the apostle was a prisoner at Rome, Timothy joined him (Philippians 1:1), where it appears he also suffered imprisonment (Hebrews 13:23). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timothy.htm - 38k

Persecution (22 Occurrences)

... Persecution in Asia 14. Rome as Persecutor 15. Testimony of Pliny, 112 AD 16. ... This change was due to the great fire of Rome (July, 64). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persecution.htm - 47k

Armenia (2 Occurrences)

... He humbled the Parthians, joined Mithridates VI in war with Rome, ruled Syria for over 14 years, built near Mardin as his capital Tigranocerta, and assumed the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenia.htm - 21k

Pontius (4 Occurrences)

... He visited Jerusalem as seldom as possible; for, indeed, to one accustomed to the pleasures of Rome, with its theatres, baths, games, and gay society, Jerusalem ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontius.htm - 36k

Pilate (60 Occurrences)

... He visited Jerusalem as seldom as possible; for, indeed, to one accustomed to the pleasures of Rome, with its theatres, baths, games, and gay society, Jerusalem ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pilate.htm - 53k

Magus

... was a "Samaritan from the village called Gitton." Justin also relates that, in the time of Claudius Caesar, Simon was worshipped as a god at Rome on account of ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magus.htm - 23k

Quartus (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Fourth, a Corinthian Christian who sent by Paul his salutations to friends at Rome (Romans 16:23). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quartus.htm - 7k

Nero

... He became emperor of Rome when he was about seventeen years of age (AD 54), and soon began to exhibit the character of a cruel tyrant and heathen debauchee. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nero.htm - 41k

Romans (8 Occurrences)

... Phoebe (Romans 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, and Gaius of Corinth entertained the apostle at the time of his writing it (16:23; 1 Corinthians 1:14 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/romans.htm - 44k

Nereus (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutation (Romans 16:15). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NEREUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nereus.htm - 7k

Numenius

... They were well received and successful, both at Rome (1 Maccabees 12:3) and at Sparta (1 Maccabees 12:19;; 14:22). After the death ... biblethesaurus.org/n/numenius.htm - 7k

Julius (5 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The centurion of the Augustan cohort, or the emperor's body-guard, in whose charge Paul was sent prisoner to Rome (Acts 27:1, 3, 43). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/julius.htm - 8k

Judaeus

... In the winter of 39-40 AD, he was spokesman of the deputation sent to Rome to protest against imposition of emperor-worship upon fellow-citizens of his faith. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaeus.htm - 29k

Libertines (1 Occurrence)

... were Italian freedmen who had become proselytes; (c) they were "the freedmen of the Romans" (Chrysostom), the descendants of Jewish freedmen at Rome who had ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libertines.htm - 11k

Lucius (2 Occurrences)

... consul who is said (1 Maccabees 15:16;) to have written a letter to Ptolemy Euergetes securing to Simon the high priest and to the Jews the protection of Rome. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lucius.htm - 9k

Libertine

... In this case the name probably denotes those descendants of Jews who had been carried captives to Rome as prisoners of war by Pompey and other Roman generals ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libertine.htm - 7k

Illyricum (1 Occurrence)

... transliteration of the Latin Illyricum but does not occur in any other extant Greek writer, and the fact that he is here writing to the church at Rome, we may ... biblethesaurus.org/i/illyricum.htm - 13k

Festus (14 Occurrences)

... In consequence of this appeal Paul was sent to Rome. Festus, after being in office less than two years, died in Judea. (see AGRIPPA.). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/festus.htm - 15k

Rufus (2 Occurrences)

... Probably it is the same person who is again mentioned in Romans 16:13 as a disciple at Rome, whose mother also was a Christian held in esteem by the apostle. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rufus.htm - 8k

Euodia (1 Occurrence)

... healed, matters had become chronic; and news regarding this lack of forbearance between Euodia and Syntyche had been carried to Paul in his captivity in Rome. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/euodia.htm - 10k

Eubulus (1 Occurrence)

... u-bu'-lus (Euboulos, literally, "of good counsel," 2 Timothy 4:21): One of the members of the church in Rome at the time of Paul's second imprisonment in that ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eubulus.htm - 7k

Epaphroditus (2 Occurrences)

... Fair, graceful; belonging to Aphrodite or Venus the messenger who came from Phillipi to the apostle when he was a prisoner at Rome (Philippians 2:25-30; 4:10-18 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epaphroditus.htm - 9k