Caesarea
ΚαισάρειαStrong’s G2542Kaisareia
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kaisareia is the Greek word usually translated “caesarea”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?”
Meaning
Usually translated “caesarea”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- caesarea 15
- of caesarea 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 15
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 8:27And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
- Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 9:30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
- Acts 10:1There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
- Acts 10:24And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
- Acts 11:11And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
Greek dictionary
Καισάρεια Kaisareia · Caesarea
Καισαρία (Rec. -άρεια), -ας, ἡ Cæsarea; 1. Cæsarea Philippi, at the foot of Lebanon: Mat.16:13, Mrk.8:27. 2. Cæsarea of Palestine, on the sea-coast: Act.8:4 9:30 10:1, 24 11:11 12:19 18:22 21:8, 16 23:23, 33 25:1, 4 25:6, 13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.