Syria
ΣυρίαStrong’s G4947Suria
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Suria is the Greek word usually translated “syria”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “syria”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- syria 7
- of syria 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 5
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Galatians 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 2:2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
- Acts 15:23And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
- Acts 15:41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
- Acts 18:18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
- Acts 20:3And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
- Acts 21:3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
Greek dictionary
Συρία Suria · Syria
Συρία, -'ιό, ή Syria: Mat.4:24, Luk.2:2, Act.15:23, 41 18:18 20:3 21:3, Gal.1:21.† (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.