ΚαισάρειαKaisáreia
Cæsarea
Greek (New Testament) · G2542
Meanings
1. Cæsarea Philippi, at the foot of Lebanon: Matthew 16:13, Mark 8:27.
2. Cæsarea of Palestine, on the sea-coast: Acts 8:40, Acts 9:30, Acts 10:1, Acts 10:24, Acts 11:11, Acts 12:19, Acts 18:22, Acts 21:8, Acts 21:16, Acts 23:23, Acts 23:33, Acts 25:1, Acts 25:4, Acts 25:6, Acts 25:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
- Mark 8:27 Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
- Acts 8:40 Meanwhile, Philip found himself farther north at the town of Azotus. He preached the Good News there and in every town along the way until he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 9:30 When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown.
- Acts 10:1 In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment.
- Acts 10:24 They arrived in Caesarea the following day. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.