- Ταρσός
- Tarsus
- Tarsus, the capital of the Roman province Cilicia.
- Ταρσός
- Tarsus, a place in Asia Minor
Derivation: perhaps the same as ταρσός (a flat basket);KJV Usage: Tarsus.
- Ταρσός
- Tarsus
- N:N-F-L
- Ταρσός, -oῦ
Tarsus, a city of Cilicia:.†Refs
Act.9:30 11:25 22:3
(AS)
1) a major city in Cilicia and the birthplace and early home of Paul. Acts 9:11; 21:39; 22:3. Even in the flourishing period of Greek history it was an important city. In the Roman civil wars, it sided with Caesar and on the occasion of a visit from him its name changed to Juliopolis. Augustus made it a free city. Its was renowned as a place of education under the early Roman emperors. Strabo compares it in this respect to Athens and Alexandria. Tarsus also was a place of much commerce. It was situated in a wild and fertile plain on the banks of the Cydnus. No ruins of any importance remain.
Literal: Tarsus = "a flat basket"Ταρσός
Tarsos
tar-sos'
Perhaps the same as ταρσός tarsos (a flat basket); Tarsus, a place in Asia Minor
KJV Usage: Tarsus.