Philadelpheia

fil-ad-el'-fee-ah
Parts of Speech Noun Location

Philadelpheia Definition

Philadelphia = "brotherly love"
  1. a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king, Attalus II Philadelphus. After the death of Attalus III Philometor, 133 BC, it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the jurisdiction of the Romans.
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
Filadevlfeia
Origin
from Philadelphos (the same as (5361))
Strong's Number
5359
TDNT Entry
1:144,*

KJV Word Usage

Philadelphia
2
Total
2

KJV Verse Count

2
Total
2
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Philadelpheia". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .