Lexicon Libué: "the west bank of the Nile," Libya, a region in N. Africa Original Word: Λιβύη, ης, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Libué Phonetic Spelling: (lib-oo'-ay) Short Definition: Libya, Africa Definition: Libya, Africa (in the modern sense). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably from lipsDefinition"the west bank of the Nile," Libya, a region in N. Africa NASB TranslationLibya (1).
Thayer's 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.
Strong's Libya. Probably from lips; Libye, a region of Africa -- Libya. see GREEK lips |
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