noun · feminine
asias
GreekἈσία (asia)
Strong’sG773
roughly the western third of Asia Minor
stem asi-18 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἀσία, -ας, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G773 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidas-ee'-ah
Asia, i.e. Asia Minor, or (usually) only its western shore
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King JamesAsia.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | asias1×Ἀσία | asiais |
| object accusative | asian5×Ἀσίαν | asiain |
| direct address vocative | asiar | asiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | asiau7×Ἀσίας | asiaiu |
| to, for dative | asia5×Ἀσίᾳ | asiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
asia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
asias“Asia”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 19:27“Asia”ouk monem de houtem kinduneuatō ni tem merem eis apelegmon erchara, alla kai tem tau megau theau Artemiau hierem eis oudenem logizira, mellarō tē kai kathairirō tau megaleiotau autau, han holas tas Asias kai tas oikoumenas sebetō.There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed — she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
asian“Asia”objectaccusative singular5×
Acts 2:9“Asia”Parthois kai Mēdois kai Elamitois, kai tois katoikarōtois tan Mesopotamian, Ioudaian tē kai Kappadokian, Ponton kai tan Asian,Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
Acts 19:10“Asia”houtem de gineta epi eteim duo, hōste pantoin toin katoikarōtoin tan Asian akouara ton logon tou kuriou, Ioudaioin tē kai Hellēnoin.This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
Acts 19:22“Asia”apostelaratos de eis tan Makedonian duo toiu diakonarōtoiu auto, Timotheon kai Eraston, autos epechata chronon eis tan Asian.He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
Acts 20:18“Asia”hōs de paraginela pros auton legata autoi; Vis epistevō apo prōtau hēmerau apo hau epibainama eis tan Asian pōs meta vu ton panton chronon ginema,When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
Acts 27:2“Asia”epibainaratois de ploie Adramuttēne mellarōte plarō eis toin kata tan Asian topoin anagina arōtou sun ni Aristarchou Makedōnou Thessalonikevou;We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
asiau“Asia”of, belonging togenitive singular7×
Acts 6:9“Asia”anistanala de tinois toiu ek tau sunagōgau tau legirōtau Libertinoiu kai Kurēnaioiu kai Alexandrevoiu kai toiu apo Kilikiau kai Asiau suzētarōtois to Stefano,But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
Acts 19:26“Asia”kai theōravō kai akouavō hoti ouk monem Efesau alla schedōs pantau tau Asiau tos Paulos houtos peitharatos methistanata hikanon ochlon, legarōtos hoti ouk alō theois tois dia cheiraiu ginerōtois.And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
Acts 21:27“Asia”Hōs de mellale tais hepta hēmerais suntelirō, tois apo tau Asiau Ioudaiois theaseratois auton en te hiere sunchale panton ton ochlon kai epiballala epi auton tain cheirain,When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
Acts 24:19“Asia”tinois de apo tau Asiau Ioudaiois, hoin date epi su pareiarō kai katēgorarō ei tinem echaloiō pros min,who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
Romans 16:5“Asia”kai tan kata oikon autoiu ekklēsan. aspazevar Epaineton ton agapēton mu, hos atō aparchas tau Asiau eis Christon.Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
1 Corinthians 16:19“Asia”Aspazelō vin tais ekklēsais tau Asiau. aspazetō vin en kurio polleim Akulaos kai Priskas sun ta kata oikon autoiu ekklēsa.The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
1 Peter 1:1“Asia”Petros apostolos Iēsu Christou eklektoi parepidēmoi diasporau Pontou, Galatiau, Kappadokiau, Asiau, kai Bithuniau,Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
asia“Asia”to, fordative singular5×
Acts 16:6“Asia”Dierchala de tan Frugian kai Galatikan chōran, kōluiratois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu lalara ton logon en ta Asia,After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
Acts 20:16“Asia”krinatelē gar tos Paulos paraplara tan Efesan, hopōs mē gineteia auto chronotribara en ta Asia, speudate gar ei dunatem atoiō auto tan hēmeran tau pentēkostau ginera eis Hierosolumeim.Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
2 Corinthians 1:8“Asia”Ouk gar thelanō vin agnoarō, adelfoir, huper tau thlipsiau nu tau gineratau en ta Asia, hoti kata huperbolan huper dunamian barina, hōste exaporira nin kai teu zōarō;We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
2 Timothy 1:15“Asia”Oidasē houtem hoti apostrefila min pantois tois en ta Asia, hoiu atō Fugelos kai Hermogenos.You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Revelation 1:4“Asia”Iōannos tai hepta ekklēsai tai en ta Asia; charias vi kai eirēnas apo tos arōtos kai tos ate kai tos ercherōtos, kai apo teiu hepta pneumeiu heim enōpion tou thronou autou,John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,