ΚύπροςKýpros

Cyprus: Acts 11:19, Acts 13:4, Acts 15:39, Acts 21:3, Acts 27:4.

Greek (New Testament) · G2954

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 11:19 Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.
  • Acts 13:4 So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.
  • Acts 15:39 Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus.
  • Acts 21:3 We sighted the island of Cyprus, passed it on our left, and landed at the harbor of Tyre, in Syria, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
  • Acts 27:4 Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.