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Colossae

Or Colosse, a city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander. It was about 12 miles above Laodicea, and near the great road from Ephesus to the Euphrates, and was consequently of some mercantile importance. This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G2857, G2858
Greek
Κολοσσαί · Kolossai

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Κολοσσαί

G2857
Transliteration
Kolossai
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-F-L
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Colossae, Colosse

Lexicon definition

Κολοσσαί (so in cl.; -ασσαί, Rec., LTr.), -ῶν, αἰ Colossæ, a city on the Lycus in Phrygia: Col.1:2.† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Κολασσαί

G2857
Transliteration
Kolassai
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-F-L
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Colossae, Colosse

Lexicon definition

Κολοσσαί (so in cl.; -ασσαί, Rec., LTr.), -ῶν, αἰ Colossæ, a city on the Lycus in Phrygia: Col.1:2.† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Κολασσαεύς

G2858
Transliteration
Kolossaeus
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

Colossae, Colossian

Lexicon definition

Κολασσαεύς (Rec. Κολοσ-), -έως, ὁ a Colossian: pl., Col., tit. (and subscr., Rec., Tr.).† (AS)

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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Colossae

Or Colosse, a city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander. It was about 12 miles above Laodicea, and near the great road from Ephesus to the Euphrates, and was consequently of some mercantile importance. It does not appear that Paul had visited this city when he wrote his letter to the church there (Col. 1:2). He expresses in his letter to Philemon (ver. 1:22) his hope to visit it on being delivered from his imprisonment. From Col. 1:7; 4:12 it has been concluded that Epaphras was the founder of the Colossian church. This town afterwards fell into decay, and the modern town of Chonas or Chonum occupies a site near its ruins.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Colossae

Indexed occurrences: 1

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Colossians 1

Colossians 1:2

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Colossae

Or Colosse, a city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander. It was about 12 miles above Laodicea, and near the great road from Ephesus to the Euphrates, and was consequently of some mercantile importance. It does not appear that Paul had visited this city when he wrote his letter to the church there (Col. 1:2). He expresses in his letter to Philemon (ver. 1:22) his hope to visit it on being delivered from his imprisonment. From Col. 1:7; 4:12 it has been concluded that Epaphras was the founder of the Colossian church. This town afterwards fell into decay, and the modern town of Chonas or Chonum occupies a site near its ruins.

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