Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TARSUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Citizenship (4 Occurrences)

... He himself declares that he was a citizen of Tarsus (Acts 21:39). He was not only born in that city but had a citizen's rights in it. See PAUL; TARSUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizenship.htm - 16k

Cilicia (8 Occurrences)

... Asia Minor. Tarsus, the birth-place of Paul, was one of its chief towns, and the seat of a celebrated school of philosophy. Its ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cilicia.htm - 13k

Mallus

... mal'-us (Mallos; the King James Version, Mallos): A city in Cilicia, the inhabitants of which along with those of Tarsus, revolted from Antiochus Epiphanes in ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mallus.htm - 7k

Barnabas (33 Occurrences)

... He found the work so extensive and weighty that he went to Tarsus in search of Saul to assist him. ... Acts 11:25 Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barnabas.htm - 25k

Paul (207 Occurrences)

... He was a native of Tarsus, the capi. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) See Pawl. 2. (n.) An Italian silver coin. See Paolo. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paul.htm - 101k

Cesarea (17 Occurrences)

... Philip the evangelist resided here with his four daughters (21:8). From this place Saul sailed for his native Tarsus when forced to flee from Jerusalem (9:30 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cesarea.htm - 13k

Cili'cia (8 Occurrences)

... Acts 21:39 And Paul said, 'I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cili'cia.htm - 8k

Jew (34 Occurrences)

... NAS RSV NIV). Acts 21:39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jew.htm - 22k

Stoics (1 Occurrence)

... Several other adherents of the system hailed from Asia Minor, and it flourished in several Asiatic cities, such as Tarsus and Sidon. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stoics.htm - 15k

Caesarea (20 Occurrences)

... Philip the evangelist resided here with his four daughters (21:8). From this place Saul sailed for his native Tarsus when forced to flee from Jerusalem (9:30 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesarea.htm - 20k

Seek (368 Occurrences)

... And the Lord said to him, Rise up and go into the street which is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas one by name Saul, he is of Tarsus: for, behold ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seek.htm - 35k

Stephen (13 Occurrences)

... Devout men carried him to his grave (8:2). It was at the feet of the young Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, that those who stoned him laid their clothes (Comp. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stephen.htm - 33k

Visit (97 Occurrences)

... one unholy or unclean. (WEY NAS RSV NIV). Acts 11:25 Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul. (WEY). Acts 15:14 Simeon ... biblethesaurus.org/v/visit.htm - 36k

Zealous (40 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zealous.htm - 18k

Unimportant (2 Occurrences)

... Unimportant (2 Occurrences). Acts 21:39 "I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unimportant.htm - 7k

Ordinary (17 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Acts 21:39 But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ordinary.htm - 12k

Learning (40 Occurrences)

... Acts 9:30 But they kept trying to take his life. On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea to Tarsus. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/learning.htm - 18k

Learned (70 Occurrences)

... See NIV). Acts 9:30 When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus. (See NAS NIV). Acts ... biblethesaurus.org/l/learned.htm - 26k

Lysias (3 Occurrences)

... that had lately been defeated by Felix (Josephus, BJ, II, xiii, 5; Ant, XX, viii, 6). Upon receiving the answer of Paul that he was a "Jew of Tarsus," he gave ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysias.htm - 12k

Gama'li-el (2 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gama'li-el.htm - 7k

Insignificant (9 Occurrences)

... Multi-Version Concordance Insignificant (9 Occurrences). Acts 21:39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/insignificant.htm - 9k

Inquire (95 Occurrences)

... Acts 9:11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inquire.htm - 39k

Instructed (80 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the ... biblethesaurus.org/i/instructed.htm - 29k

Trained (37 Occurrences)

... of John's baptism: (BBE). Acts 22:3 "I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trained.htm - 19k

Tartak (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/t/tartak.htm - 7k

Try (84 Occurrences)

... he is a disciple, (YLT NAS). Acts 11:25 Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul. (WEY). Acts 15:10 Now, therefore ... biblethesaurus.org/t/try.htm - 31k

Tarshish-ships (3 Occurrences)

Tarshish-ships. << Tarshish-ship, Tarshish-ships. Tarsus >>. Multi-Version Concordance ... (BBE). << Tarshish-ship, Tarshish-ships. Tarsus >>. Reference Bible. biblethesaurus.org/t/tarshish-ships.htm - 7k

Thrasaeus

... Revised Version margin gives "Or `Thrasca.' " The Greek text is probably corrupt. Perhaps the true reading is "Apollonius of Tarsus". ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thrasaeus.htm - 6k

Thoroughly (48 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thoroughly.htm - 20k

Rasses

... Some think Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 AD) Tharsis (= Tarsus) is meant, others Rosh (Ezekiel 38:2, 3; Ezekiel 39:1), others Rhosos, a mountain range ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rasses.htm - 7k

Enquire (42 Occurrences)

... the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold ... biblethesaurus.org/e/enquire.htm - 21k

Educated (6 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law of our ... biblethesaurus.org/e/educated.htm - 8k

Exactitude (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 22:3 I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exactitude.htm - 6k

Exactness (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 22:3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law of our ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exactness.htm - 7k

Detail (19 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail ... biblethesaurus.org/d/detail.htm - 12k

Menelaus

... deputy high priest. The king was called from his capital to suppress an insurrection of Tarsus and Mallus. Menelaus took advantage ... biblethesaurus.org/m/menelaus.htm - 9k

Magi (4 Occurrences)

... But Clement of Alexandria, Diodorus of Tarsus, Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Juvencus, Prudentius and others are probably right in bringing them from Persia ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magi.htm - 26k

Please (324 Occurrences)

... Acts 21:39 And Paul said, 'I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people ... biblethesaurus.org/p/please.htm - 36k

Prayeth (28 Occurrences)

... the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prayeth.htm - 14k

Paid (86 Occurrences)

... Acts 11:25 Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul. (WEY). Acts 18:2 Here he found a Jew, a native of Pontus, of the name of Aquila. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paid.htm - 30k

Belonging (90 Occurrences)

... (See NAS RSV). Acts 21:39 "I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. Give ... biblethesaurus.org/b/belonging.htm - 34k

Beseech (85 Occurrences)

... Acts 21:39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beseech.htm - 31k

Booted (1 Occurrence)

... 3. (a.) Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds. Multi-Version Concordance Booted (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/booted.htm - 6k

Caesare'a (17 Occurrences)

... Caesarea. (See RSV). Acts 9:30 And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus. (See RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesare'a.htm - 10k

Citizen (9 Occurrences)

... (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Acts 21:39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizen.htm - 9k

Actually (35 Occurrences)

... Acts 9:11 "Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus, for he is actually praying. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/actually.htm - 16k

Ankle (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ANKLE. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ankle.htm - 7k

Antiochis

... ANTIOCHIS. an-ti'-o-kis (Antiochis): A concubine of Antiochus Epiphanes who had presented her with the two Cilician cities, Tarsus and Mallus. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochis.htm - 6k

Strictly (19 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/strictly.htm - 11k

Street (54 Occurrences)

... Acts 9:11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/street.htm - 26k

Strict (7 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/strict.htm - 9k

Baal (94 Occurrences)

... Hence, there was a Baal-Zur, "Baal of Tyre"; Baal-hermon, "Baal of Hermon" (Judges 3:3); Baal-Lebanon, "Baal of Lebanon"; Baal-Tarz, "Baal of Tarsus." At other ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baal.htm - 53k

Trying (68 Occurrences)

... Acts 9:30 But they kept trying to take his life. On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea to Tarsus. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trying.htm - 24k

Adoption (5 Occurrences)

... As a Roman citizen the apostle would naturally know of the Roman custom, but in the cosmopolitan city of Tarsus, and again on his travels, he would become ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoption.htm - 23k

To-day (208 Occurrences)

... any one of you. (WEY). Acts 22:3 "I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained at ... biblethesaurus.org/t/to-day.htm - 37k

Praying (71 Occurrences)

... Acts 9:11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/praying.htm - 27k

Gamaliel (7 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gamaliel.htm - 13k

Ananias (11 Occurrences)

... 2. A Disciple at Damascus: A disciple in Damascus, to whom the conversion of Saul of Tarsus was made known in a vision, and who was the instrument of his ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ananias.htm - 19k

Forefathers (135 Occurrences)

... been able to bear? (WEY). Acts 22:3 "I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forefathers.htm - 36k

Veil (67 Occurrences)

... Rom. xiv) and to appear without it was an act of bravado (or worse); Tarsus, Paul's home city, was especially noted for strictness in this regard (Dio of Prusa ... biblethesaurus.org/v/veil.htm - 35k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

... that had lately been defeated by Felix (Josephus, BJ, II, xiii, 5; Ant, XX, viii, 6). Upon receiving the answer of Paul that he was a "Jew of Tarsus," he gave ... biblethesaurus.org/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Carefully (76 Occurrences)

... from fornication." (WEY). Acts 22:3 "I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained ... biblethesaurus.org/c/carefully.htm - 31k

Saul (371 Occurrences)

... (2) Saul of Tarsus. See PAUL. Thomas Hunter Weir. ... Acts 11:25 Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/saul.htm - 76k

Athens (5 Occurrences)

... even under Roman sway-she became the university city of the Roman world, and from her radiated spiritual light and intellectual energy to Tarsus, Antioch and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/athens.htm - 15k

Arise (235 Occurrences)

... Acts 9:11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arise.htm - 37k

Search (186 Occurrences)

... 9:11 And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he ... biblethesaurus.org/s/search.htm - 43k

Keeping (282 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail ... biblethesaurus.org/k/keeping.htm - 36k

Commentaries

... Its reputed founder was Lucian (martyred 311 AD); but its real heads were Diodorus of Tarsus(379-94 AD) and Theodore of Mopsuestia (393-428 AD); and its most ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commentaries.htm - 57k

Towards (416 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 I am verily a man who am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/towards.htm - 35k

Allow (86 Occurrences)

... t allow him. (WEB). Acts 21:39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow ... biblethesaurus.org/a/allow.htm - 33k

Boats (11 Occurrences)

... known to the Hebrews. Attempts have been made to identify it with Tarsus of Cilicia, but they are not convincing. It is conceived ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boats.htm - 40k

Phoenicians

... The southern portion of Asia Minor also attracted them at an early date, especially the rich plains of Cilicia, and Tarsus became the most important of their ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicians.htm - 38k

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)

... The southern portion of Asia Minor also attracted them at an early date, especially the rich plains of Cilicia, and Tarsus became the most important of their ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicia.htm - 40k

Benjamin (167 Occurrences)

... Saul of Tarsus was a member of this tribe (Philippians 3:5). (4) A great-grandson of Benjamin, son of Jacob (1 Chronicles 7:10). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/benjamin.htm - 50k

Born (228 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/born.htm - 38k

Ships (46 Occurrences)

... known to the Hebrews. Attempts have been made to identify it with Tarsus of Cilicia, but they are not convincing. It is conceived ... biblethesaurus.org/s/ships.htm - 53k

Fathers (572 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fathers.htm - 39k