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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2862. κολωνία (kolónia) -- Colony</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2862.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/10-29.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2862.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2862</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2861.htm" title="2861">◄</a> 2862. kolónia <a href="../greek/2863.htm" title="2863">►</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">kolónia: Colony</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κολωνία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kolónia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ko-lo-NEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kol-o-nee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Colony<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a colony, a city settlement of Roman (soldier) citizens; a garrison city.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from Latin "colonia," meaning a settlement or colony.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kolónia," as it is a concept specific to the Roman context. However, the idea of a settlement or community can be loosely related to Hebrew terms like "מִשְׁפָּחָה" (mishpachah - family, clan) or "עִיר" (ir - city).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kolónia" refers to a Roman colony, a settlement established by the Roman Empire in conquered territories. These colonies were often populated by Roman citizens, including retired soldiers, and served as extensions of Roman culture, law, and governance. In the New Testament, the term is used to describe the city of Philippi, highlighting its status as a Roman colony.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Roman colonies were strategic outposts that helped to secure Roman influence in various regions. They were granted special privileges, such as Roman citizenship for their inhabitants, and were often modeled after Roman cities with similar architecture, legal systems, and social structures. Philippi, mentioned in the New Testament, was one such colony, reflecting the Roman presence in Macedonia. The status of Philippi as a colony is significant in understanding the social and political context of the early Christian church there.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Latin origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a colony (a city settlement of soldiers disbanded from the Roman army)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>colony (1).<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 2862: κολωνία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κολωνία</span></span> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span>), <span class="greek2">κολωνία</span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="manuref">KC</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> § 95)) (<span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> editions 2, 7 <span class="greek2">κολωνεία</span>; see his note on Acts as below, and cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">εἰ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἰ</span>), <span class="greek2">κολωνιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (a Latin word), <span class="accented">a colony</span>: in <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-12.htm">Acts 16:12</a> the city of Philippi is so called, where Octavianus had planted a Roman colony (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Dio Cassius</span>, 51, 4; Digest. 50, tit. 15, 8). The exegetical difficulties of this passage are best removed, as Meyer shows, by connecting <span class="greek2">κολωνία</span> closely with <span class="greek2">πρώτη</span> <span class="greek2">πόλις</span>, <span class="accented">the chief city, a (Roman) colony</span> (a colonial city); (but cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span>'s Commentary on Philippians, p. 50f).<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>colony. <p>Of Latin origin; a Roman "colony" for veterans -- colony. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κολωνια κολωνία κολώνια kolonia kolonía kolōnia kolōnía<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/16-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Μακεδονίας πόλις <b>κολωνία</b> Ἦμεν δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Macedonia, <span class="itali">a [Roman] colony;</span> and we were staying<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Macedonia, <span class="itali">[and] a colony:</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Macedonia city <span class="itali">a colony</span> we were moreover<p><b><a href="/greek/2862.htm">Strong's Greek 2862</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2862.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kolo_nia_2862.htm">κολωνία — 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/2861.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2861"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2861" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2863.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2863"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2863" /></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>