Greek

Of Tarsus

ΤαρσεύςStrong’s G5018

Tarseus

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Tarseus is the Greek word usually translated “tarsus”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,”

Acts 9:11 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “tarsus”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

of tarsus 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 2

1 book in all.

Related words

Of Tarsus (Tarseus)

Explore in Scripture

Acts 21:39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

Greek dictionary

Ταρσεύς Tarseus · of Tarsus

Ταρσεύς, -έως, ὁ (Ταρσός), of Tarsus: Act.9:11 21:39.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “tarsus” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

T'ARSUS, noun

That part of the foot to which the leg is articulated, the front of which is called the instep.

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.