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Bithunia <a href="../greek/979.htm" title="979">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Bithunia: Bithynia</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Βιθυνία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Bithunia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bee-thoo-NEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bee-thoo-nee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bithynia<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Bithynia, a Roman province, north-west of Asia Minor and south-west of the Black Sea.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the name of an ancient region in Asia Minor<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Bithynia, as it is a region specific to the Greco-Roman world and not mentioned in the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Bithynia refers to a region in the northwest part of Asia Minor, which is modern-day Turkey. In the New Testament, it is mentioned in the context of the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Bithynia was a Roman province during the time of the New Testament. It was known for its strategic location along the Black Sea and its rich natural resources. The region was inhabited by various peoples, including Thracians and Greeks, and later became part of the Roman Empire. Bithynia was a significant area for early Christian evangelism and church development.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Bithynia, a province in Asia Minor<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Bithynia (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 978: Βιθυνία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Βιθυνία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">Βιθυνίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">Bithynia,</span> a province of Asia Minor, bounded by the Euxine Sea, the Propontis, Mysia, Phrygia, Galatia, Paphlagonia: <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-7.htm">Acts 16:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-1.htm">1 Peter 1:1</a>. (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> under the word; Dict. of Greek and Rom. Geog. under the word; Conybeare and Howson, St. Paul, etc., chapter viii.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Bithynia. <p>Of uncertain derivation; Bithynia, a region of Asia -- Bithynia. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Βιθυνιαν Βιθυνίαν Βιθυνιας Βιθυνίας βικόν Bithunian Bithunias Bithynian Bithynían Bithynias Bithynías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/16-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὴν <b>Βιθυνίαν</b> πορευθῆναι καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to go <span class="itali">into Bithynia,</span> and the Spirit<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to go into <span class="itali">Bithynia:</span> but the Spirit<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into <span class="itali">Bithynia</span> to go and<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 1:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἀσίας καὶ <b>Βιθυνίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Asia, <span class="itali">and Bithynia,</span> who are chosen<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Asia, and <span class="itali">Bithynia,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Asia and <span class="itali">Bithynia</span><p><b><a href="/greek/978.htm">Strong's Greek 978</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_978.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/bithunian_978.htm">Βιθυνίαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/bithunias_978.htm">Βιθυνίας — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/977.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="977"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="977" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/979.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="979"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="979" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>