Lexical Summary Milētos: Miletus, a city in S.W. Asia Minor Original Word: ΜίλητοςTransliteration: Milētos Phonetic Spelling: (mil'-ay-tos) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: Miletus, a city in S.W. Asia Minor Meaning: Miletus -- a city in soutwest Asia Minor Strong's Concordance Miletus. Of uncertain origin; Miletus, a city of Asia Minor -- Miletus. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3399: ΜίλητοςΜίλητος, Μιλήτου, ἡ, Miletus, a maritime city (now nearly ten miles from the coast (cf. Acts 20:38)) of Caria or Ionia, near the mouths of the Maeander and not far (about 35 miles south) from Ephesus. It was the mother of many (some eighty) colonies, and the birthplace of Thales, Anaximander, and other celebrated men: Acts 20:15, 17; 2 Timothy 4:20. (Lewin, St. Paul, ii., 90f.) |
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