noun · feminine
kilikias
GreekΚιλικία (kilikia)
Strong’sG2791
Cilicia
stem kiliki-8 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κιλικία, -ας, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2791 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkil-ik-ee'-ah
Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor
Fromprobably of foreign origin;
King JamesCilicia.
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 | kilikias | kilikiais |
| object accusative | kilikian3×Κιλικίαν | kilikiain |
| direct address vocative | kilikiar | kilikiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kilikiau5×Κιλικίας | kilikiaiu |
| to, for dative | kilikia | kilikiai |
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
kilikia 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
kilikian“Cilicia”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 15:23“Cilicia”grafaratois dia cheirau autoiu; Tois apostolois kai tois presbuterois adelfois toi kata tan Antiocheian kai Surian kai Kilikian adelfoi toi ek ethneiu chairarō.and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
Acts 15:41“Cilicia”dierchete de tan Surian kai tan Kilikian epistērizarōtos tain ekklēsain.And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Acts 27:5“Cilicia”tem tē pelagem tem kata tan Kilikian kai Pamfulian diaplaratois katerchana eis Mureim tau Lukiau.And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
kilikiau“Cilicia”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Acts 6:9“Cilicia”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 21:39“Cilicia”legata de tos Paulos; Mis anthrōpos men amō Ioudaios, Tarsevos tau Kilikiau, ouk asēmau politau politos; demō de su, epitrepasar mi lalara pros ton laon.But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
Acts 22:3“Cilicia”Mis amō anēros Ioudaios, gennirētos en Tarsa tau Kilikiau, anatrefirētos de en ta polita houta para toin podoin Gamaliēl, paideuirētos kata akribeian tou patrōou nomou, zēlōtos huparcharōtos tou theou kathōs pantois vis avō sēmeron,“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
Acts 23:34“Cilicia”anaginōskaratos de kai eperōtaratos ek poiau eparcheiau atō kai punthaneratos hoti apo Kilikiau,The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
Galatians 1:21“Cilicia”epeita erchama eis teim klimeim tau Suriau kai tau Kilikiau.Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.