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5019 – Ταρσός (Tarsos)

Tarsus


Type:
Noun
location
Places:  Tarsus (Tarsos)
Greek: Ταρσός (Tarsos)
Pronunciation: tar-sos
Gematria: 677(300 + 1 + 100 + 200 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Perhaps the same as tarsos (a flat basket)
Usage: 3 times in NT

Description

A major city in Cilicia and the birthplace and early home of Paul. Acts 9:11; 21:39; 22:3. Even in the flourishing period of Greek history it was an important city. In the Roman civil wars, it sided with Caesar and on the occasion of a visit from him its name changed to Juliopolis. Augustus made it a free city. Its was renowned as a place of education under the early Roman emperors. Strabo compares it in this respect to Athens and Alexandria. Tarsus also was a place of much commerce. It was situated in a wild and fertile plain on the banks of the Cydnus. No ruins of any importance remain.

Word root

Word with Tarsos as root:

ΤαρσεύςTarseusG5018Tarsus

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
Location (location)
N-ASF-L-2
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
Location (location)
N-DSF-L-1


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Usage in NT


3
Total    3

References (3 occurances in 3 verses)




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