Of Tarsus
ΤαρσεύςStrong’s G5019Tarseus
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tarseus is the Greek word usually translated “tarsus”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.”
Meaning
Usually translated “tarsus”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- tarsus 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 11:25Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
- Acts 22:3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
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.