Lexicon :: Strong's G4947 - syria

Συρία
Transliteration
syria (Key)
Pronunciation
soo-ree'-ah
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of Hebrew origin צֹר (H6865)
mGNT
8x in 2 unique form(s) TR
8x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
113x in 4 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4947 in the following manner: Syria (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4947 in the following manner: Syria (8x).

  1. Syria = "exalted"

    1. a region of Asia bounded on the north by Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.
STRONGS G4947:
Συρία, Συρίας, ἡ, Syria; in the N. T. a region of Asia, bounded on the north by the Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and on the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean (cf. BB. DD. under the word ; Ryssel in Herzog edition 2, under the word Syrien; cf. also Ἀντιχεια, 1 and Δαμασκός): Matthew 4:24; Luke 2:2; Acts 15:23, 41; Acts 18:18; Acts 20:3; Acts 21:3; Galatians 1:21. (On the article with it cf. Winer's Grammar, § 18, 5 a.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:24
Luke
2:2
Acts
15:23; 15:41; 18:18; 20:3; 21:3
Galatians
1:21
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