noun · feminine

laodikeias

GreekΛαοδίκεια (laodikeia)

Strong’sG2993

Laodicea

stem laodikei-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

Laodicea6×

What it means

Λαοδικία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ,

Laodicea, a city on the Lycus in Phrygia: Col 2:1 4:13, 15, 16, Re 1:11 3:14.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2993 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidlah-od-ik'-i-ah

Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor

Fromfrom a compound of G2992 and G1349;

King JamesLaodicea.

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	laodikeias	laodikeiais
object accusative	laodikeian1×Λαοδίκειαν	laodikeiain
direct address vocative	laodikeiar	laodikeiair
of, belonging to genitive	laodikeiau1×Λαοδικείας	laodikeiaiu
to, for dative	laodikeia4×Λαοδικείᾳ	laodikeiai

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

laodikeistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

laodikeia 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

laodikeian“Laodicea”objectaccusative singular1×

Revelation 1:11“Laodicea”legarōtau; Hem blepasō grafasar eis bibliem kai pempasar tai hepta ekklēsai, eis Efesan kai eis Smurnan kai eis Pergaman kai eis Thuateireim kai eis Sardiain kai eis Filadelfeian kai eis Laodikeian.saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

laodikeiau“Laodicea”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Colossians 4:16“Laodicea”kai hotan anaginōskiteia para vi tas epistolas, poiavar hina kai en ta Laodikeuoiu ekklēsa anaginōskiteia, kai tan ek Laodikeiau hina kai vis anaginōskaveia.After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

laodikeia“Laodicea”to, fordative singular4×

Colossians 2:1“Laodicea”Thelamō gar vin oidarē hēlikon agōnon echamō huper vu kai toiu en Laodikeia kai hosois ouk horalē tem prosōpem mu en sarxa,For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

Colossians 4:13“Laodicea”marturamō gar auto hoti echatō pollon ponon huper vu kai toiu en Laodikeia kai toiu en Hierapolia.For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.

Colossians 4:15“Laodicea”aspazevar toin en Laodikeia adelfoin kai Numfaan kai tan kata oikon autau ekklēsan.Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.

Revelation 3:14“Laodicea”Kai to angelo tau en Laodikeia ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos Amēn, tos marturos tos pistos kai alēthinos, tas archas tau ktisiau tou theou;To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.