King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3399
Transliteration: Milētos
Phonetic Spelling: (mil'-ay-tos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: Miletus, a city in S.W. Asia Minor
Meaning: Miletus -- a city in soutwest Asia Minor
Μίλητος, Μιλήτου, ἡ, Miletus, a maritime city (now nearly ten miles from the coast (cf. Acts 20:38)) of Caria or Ionia, near the mouths of the Maeander and not far (about 35 miles south) from Ephesus. It was the mother of many (some eighty) colonies, and the birthplace of Thales, Anaximander, and other celebrated men: Acts 20:15, 17; 2 Timothy 4:20. (Lewin, St. Paul, ii., 90f.)
Word Summary
Milētos: Miletus, a city in S.W. Asia Minor
Original Word: ΜίλητοςTransliteration: Milētos
Phonetic Spelling: (mil'-ay-tos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: Miletus, a city in S.W. Asia Minor
Meaning: Miletus -- a city in soutwest Asia Minor
Strong's Concordance
Miletus. Of uncertain origin; Miletus, a city of Asia Minor -- Miletus.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3399: ΜίλητοςΜίλητος, Μιλήτου, ἡ, Miletus, a maritime city (now nearly ten miles from the coast (cf. Acts 20:38)) of Caria or Ionia, near the mouths of the Maeander and not far (about 35 miles south) from Ephesus. It was the mother of many (some eighty) colonies, and the birthplace of Thales, Anaximander, and other celebrated men: Acts 20:15, 17; 2 Timothy 4:20. (Lewin, St. Paul, ii., 90f.)