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Φοινίκη

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
Φοινίκη, ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
Phoinikē
Simplified transliteration: 
Phoinike
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5403
GK Number: 
5834
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
Phoenicia, land of purple [dye];} poss. {land of date palms
Definition: 
Phoenice, Phoenicia, a country on the east of the Mediterranean, between Palestine and Syria, anciently celebrated for commerce, Acts 11:19; 15:3; 21:2*

Greek-English Concordance for Φοινίκη

Acts 11:19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution, which came to pass over Stephen, made their way as far as Phoenicia (Phoinikēs | Φοινίκης | gen sg fem) and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews only.
Acts 15:3 So being sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia (Phoinikēn | Φοινίκην | acc sg fem) and Samaria, narrating in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
Acts 21:2 And finding a ship bound for Phoenicia (Phoinikēn | Φοινίκην | acc sg fem), we went aboard and set sail.