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Φιλαδέλφεια

Philadelphia

Thayer's lists 2 entries for ‘Philadelphia’ fuller range ↓

G5359 Strong's Greek
Philadélpheia Transliteration
/fil-ad-el'-fee-ah/ Pronunciation

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Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon

From Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Part of speech
Noun Location
TDNT entry
1:144,*
Origin
from Philadelphos (the same as G5361 )
Thayer Definition
Philadelphia = "brotherly love" 1. a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king, Attalus II Philadelphus. After the death of Attalus III Philometor, 133 BC, it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the jurisdiction of the Romans.
Strong's concordance entry
From Φιλάδέλφος Philadelphos (the same as G5361 ) a king of Pergamos; Philadelphia a place in Asia Minor : - Philadelphia.

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