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Kegchreai <a href="../greek/2748.htm" title="2748">►</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">Kegchreai: Cenchreae</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Κεγχρεαί</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Kegchreai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keng-khreh-ahee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(keng-khreh-a'-hee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Cenchreae<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Cenchreae, the port of Corinth on the Saronic Gulf.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word for millet, "κέγχρος" (kengchros), possibly referring to the area's agricultural characteristics.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Cenchreae, as it is a specific Greek location not mentioned in the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Cenchreae is a port town located on the eastern side of the Isthmus of Corinth, serving as one of the two harbors of the ancient city of Corinth. It was a significant location for trade and travel in the ancient world, providing a gateway to the Aegean Sea.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Cenchreae was an important commercial hub in the Roman Empire, facilitating trade between the eastern and western parts of the empire. The town was known for its bustling port activities and was a key location for the spread of early Christianity due to its strategic position. The presence of a Christian community in Cenchreae is evidenced by the mention of Phoebe, a deaconess of the church there, in the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>perhaps from kegchros (millet)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Cenchrea, a port of Corinth<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Cenchrea (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 2747: Κεγχρεαί</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Κεγχρεαί</span></span> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">Κενχρεαί</span> (cf. <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 150)), <span class="greek2">Κεγχρεων</span>, <span class="greek2">αἱ</span>, <span class="accented">Cenchreae or Kenchreae,</span> a port of Corinth, about 60 (70; <span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span> (as below)) stadia from the city, on the eastern side of the isthmus, the emporium of its trade with Asia (<span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span> 8, p. 380): <a href="/interlinear/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/16-1.htm">Romans 16:1</a>. (It still retains the ancient name; cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition, under the word; Lewin, St. Paul, i. 299f.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2747: Κενχρεαί</span> [<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Κενχρεαί</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">Κεγχρεαί</span></span>.] <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>Cencrea. <p>Probably from kegchros (millet); Cenchreae, a port of Corinth -- Cencrea. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Κεγχρεαῖς κέγχρον κέδρινα κέδριναι κεδρίνην κεδρίνοις κέδρινον κεδρίνω κεδρίνων Κενχρεαις Κενχρεαῖς Kenchreais Ken'chreaîs<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/18-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 18:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κειράμενος ἐν <b>Κενχρεαῖς</b> τὴν κεφαλήν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Aquila. <span class="itali">In Cenchrea</span> he had his hair<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [his] head in <span class="itali">Cenchrea:</span> for he had<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having shaved in <span class="itali">Cenchrea</span> the head<p><b><a href="/text/romans/16-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 16:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς ἐν <b>Κενχρεαῖς</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the church <span class="itali">which is at Cenchrea;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which is at <span class="itali">Cenchrea:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/16-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in <span class="itali">Cenchrea</span><p><b><a href="/greek/2747.htm">Strong's Greek 2747</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2747.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kenchreais_2747.htm">Κενχρεαῖς — 2 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/2746b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2746b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2746b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2748.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2748"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2748" /></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>