Word Summary
Libyē: "the west bank of the Nile", Libya, a region in N. Africa
Original Word: ΛιβύηTransliteration: Libyē
Phonetic Spelling: (lib-oo'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: "the west bank of the Nile", Libya, a region in N. Africa
Meaning: Libya -- "the west bank of the Nile", a region in north Africa
Strong's Concordance
Libya.
Probably from lips; Libye, a region of Africa -- Libya.
see GREEK lips
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3033: ΛιβύηΛιβύη,
Λιβύης,
ἡ,
Libya, a large region of northern Africa, bordering on Egypt. In that portion of it which had Cyrene for its capital and was thence called Libya Cyrenaica (
ἡ πρός Κυρήνην Λιβύη;,
Josephus, Antiquities 16, 6, 1;
ἡ Λιβύη ἡ κατά Κυρήνην (which see),
Acts 2:10) dwelt many Jews (
Josephus, Antiquities 14, 7, 2; 16, 6, 1;
b. j. 7, 11;
c. Apion. 2, 4 (where cf. Müller's notes)): Acts 2:10.