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Laodikeia <a href="../greek/2994.htm" title="2994">►</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">Laodikeia: Laodicea</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Λαοδίκεια</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Laodikeia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>lah-od-ik'-i-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(lah-od-ik'-i-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Laodicea<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Laodicea, a city in the Lycos valley in the Roman province Asia, near Colossae and Hierapolis.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the name Λαοδίκη (Laodice), which was a common name in the Hellenistic world, often associated with royalty.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Laodicea, as it is a Greek name specific to the New Testament context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Laodicea is a city mentioned in the New Testament, known for its wealth and strategic location. It is one of the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation. The term is used to refer to the Christian community residing in this city.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Laodicea was a prominent city in the Roman province of Asia, located near the Lycus River in what is now modern-day Turkey. It was a center of commerce and banking, known for its production of black wool and a famous medical school that produced an eye salve. The city was also known for its lukewarm water supply, which is metaphorically referenced in the Book of Revelation. Laodicea was a wealthy city, often relying on its own resources, which is reflected in the spiritual complacency addressed by John in Revelation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2992.htm">laos</a> and <a href="/greek/1349.htm">diké</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Laodicea, a city in Phrygia<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Laodicea (6).<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 2993: Λαοδίκεια</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Λαοδίκεια</span></span> (<span class="greek2">Λαοδικια</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> (see Iota); <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> accent <span class="greek2">Λαοδίκεια</span>, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> § 104), <span class="greek2">Λαοδικείας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">Laodicea,</span> a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colossae. After having been successively called Diospolis and Rhoas, it was named Laodicea in honor of Laodice, the wife of Antiochus II. (<DATE_RANGE:261-246 B.C.>). It was destroyed by an earthquake, <DATE_RANGE:66><span class="date">A.D. 66</span> (or earlier, see <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span>s Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, p. 38f), together with Colossae and Hierapolis (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">Κολοσσαί</span></span>); and afterward rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius. It was the seat of a Christian church: <a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-1.htm">Colossians 2:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/colossians/4-13.htm">Colossians 4:13, 15</a>f ((on the 'Epistle to (or 'from') the Laodiceans' see <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span>'s Commentary, as above, pp. 274-300)); <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-11.htm">Revelation 1:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/3-14.htm">Revelation 3:14</a>, and in the (<span class="manuref">Rec.</span>) subscription of the 1 Timothy (See <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span>'s Commentary on Colossians and Philemon, Introductory § 1; Forbiger, Hndbch. d. alton Geogr. 2te Ausg. 2:347f.)<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>Laodicea. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/2992.htm">laos</a> and <a href="/greek/1349.htm">dike</a>; Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor -- Laodicea. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2992.htm">laos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1349.htm">dike</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Λαοδικείᾳ Λαοδίκειαν Λαοδικείας Λαοδικια Λαοδικίᾳ Λαοδικιαν Λαοδικίαν Λαοδικιας Λαοδικίας Laodikeia Laodikeíāi Laodikeian Laodíkeian Laodikeias Laodikeías<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/colossians/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῶν ἐν <b>Λαοδικείᾳ</b> καὶ ὅσοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who <span class="itali">are at Laodicea,</span> and for all those who<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [for] them at <span class="itali">Laodicea,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> those in <span class="itali">Laodicea</span> and as many as<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 4:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοὺς ἐν <b>Λαοδικείᾳ</b> ἀδελφοὺς καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the brethren <span class="itali">who are in Laodicea</span> and also Nympha<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which are in <span class="itali">Laodicea,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the in <span class="itali">Laodicea</span> brothers and<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 4:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν ἐκ <b>Λαοδικείας</b> ἵνα καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and you, for your part read <span class="itali">my letter [that is coming] from Laodicea.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> read the [epistle] from <span class="itali">Laodicea.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that from <span class="itali">Laodicea</span> that also<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 1:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ εἰς <b>Λαοδίκειαν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and to Philadelphia <span class="itali">and to Laodicea.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and unto <span class="itali">Laodicea.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and to <span class="itali">Laodicea</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 3:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς ἐν <b>Λαοδικείᾳ</b> ἐκκλησίας γράψον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the church <span class="itali">in Laodicea</span> write:<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the in <span class="itali">Laodicea</span> church write<p><b><a href="/greek/2993.htm">Strong's Greek 2993</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2993.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/laodikeia_2993.htm">Λαοδικείᾳ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/laodikeian_2993.htm">Λαοδίκειαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/laodikeias_2993.htm">Λαοδικείας — 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/2992.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2992"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2992" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2994.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2994"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2994" /></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>