SUBJECT · Complete Bible Study

Mitylene

The capital of the island of Lesbos, through which St. Paul passed as he went from Corinth to Jerusalem, Acts xx, 14. Mitylene is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “purity; cleansing; press.” This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

View overview sources
  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work

STANDARD STUDY · Resource Coverage 43/100

Follow the evidence

Move from the subject to its key Scripture, original-language evidence, and connected studies. The trail organizes research without deciding a theological conclusion.

1. Examine the Text2. Check the Context3. Test the Tradition4. Follow the Evidence5. Reach the Verdict

Open evidence trail

Study overview

Study at a glance

Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G3412
Greek
Μιτυλήνη · Mitulēnē
Name meaning
purity; cleansing; press According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Μιτυλήνη

G3412
Transliteration
Mitulēnē
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-F-L
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Mitylene

Lexicon definition

Μιτυλήνη, -ης, ἡ (late form - Strab., Plut. - of cl. Μυτιλ-), Mytilene, Mitylene, chief city of Lesbos: Act.20:14.† (AS)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

Μιτυλήνη

G3412
Transliteration
Mitylḗnē
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Mitylene

Lexicon definition

Mitylene (or Mytilene), a town on the island of Lesbos

Hebrew lexical coverage

No safely matched Hebrew Strong’s entry

H—

The installed lexicons do not contain a sufficiently exact Hebrew word-level match for this study. UNLEARN leaves this language unassigned instead of displaying an unrelated Strong’s record.

Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Mitylene

purity; cleansing; press

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

MITYLENE

the capital of the island of Lesbos, through which St. Paul passed as he went from Corinth to Jerusalem, Acts xx, 14.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Mitylene

Indexed occurrences: 1

Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources

All Scripture references1 references

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

MITYLENE

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for MITYLENE.

Indexed references: 1

Scripture references:

Source: Nave's Topical Bible · View data sources

Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Mitylene

Meaning:
purity; cleansing; press

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources

Sources

Related UNLEARN Content2 items

Save your study

Sign in to bookmark this study or add notes.

↑ Top