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φαντασίαStrong’s G5325

phantasia

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Phantasia is the Greek word usually translated “pomp”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.”
Acts 25:23 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • pomp 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    φαντασία phantasia · pageantry

    φαντασία, -ας, ἡ (φαντάζω), [in LXX: Zec.10:1 (חֲזִיז), חֲזִיז), Hab.2:18-19 3:10, Wis.18:17 * ;] 1. as philos. term, (a) imagination; (b) = φάντασμα (Plat., Arist.). 2. In later writers (Polyb., al.), show, display: Act.25:23.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    POMP, noun

    [Latin pompa; bombus; Eng. bomb, bombast.]

    1. A procession distinguished by ostentation of grandeur and splendor; as the pomp of a Roman triumph.
    2. Show of magnificence; parade; splendor.

    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.