Corinthian
ΚορίνθιοςStrong’s G2882Korinthios
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Korinthios is the Greek word usually translated “corinth”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;”
Meaning
Usually translated “corinth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- corinth 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Timothy 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 19:1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
- 1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
- 2 Corinthians 1:23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
- 2 Timothy 4:20Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
Greek dictionary
Κορίνθιος Korinthios · Corinthian
κορίνθιος, -α, -ον Corinthian; as subst., ὁ Κ., a Corinthian: Act.18:8 27:1-44 (WH, txt., R, omit), 2Co.6:11; 1Co, 2Co, tit.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “corinthian” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CORINTHIAN, adjective
Pertaining to Corinth, a celebrated city of Greece; as corinthian column; corinthian order; corinthian brass. The corinthian order, in architecture, is the most delicate of all the orders, and enriched with a profusion of ornaments. The capital is usually adorned with olive leaves or acanthus.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.