Kaisereia

kahee-sar'-i-a
Parts of Speech Noun Location

Kaisereia Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 17
Caesarea = "severed"
  1. Caesarea of Philippi was situated at the foot of Lebanon near the sources of the Jordan in Gaulanitis, and formerly called Paneas; but afterward being rebuilt by Philip the tetrarch, it was called by him Caesarea, in honour of Tiberias Caesar; subsequently called Neronias by Agrippa II, in honour of Nero.
  2. Caesarea of Palestine was built near the Mediterranean by Herod the Great on the site of Strabo's Tower, between Joppa and Dora. It was provided with a magnificent harbour and had conferred upon it the name of Caesarea, in honour of Augustus. It was the residence of Roman procurators, and the majority of its inhabitants were Greeks.
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
kaisereia
Origin
from (2541)
Strong's Number
2542
TDNT Entry
None

NAS Word Usage

Caesarea
17
Total
17

NAS Verse Count

1
1
15
Total
17
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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 Kaisereia". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.