ἈντιόχειαAntiócheia
Greek (New Testament) · G490
Meanings
1. in Syria: Acts 11:19, Acts 11:20, Acts 11:22, Acts 11:26, Acts 11:27, Acts 13:1, Acts 14:26, Acts 15:22, Acts 15:23, Acts 15:30, Acts 15:35, Acts 18:22, Galatians 2:11.
2. In Pisidia: Acts 13:14, Acts 14:19, Acts 14:21, 2 Timothy 3:11.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 18 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 11:20 However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 11:22 When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
- Acts 11:26 When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.)
- Acts 11:27 During this time some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch.
- Acts 13:1 Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.