Lexical Summary Philadelpheia: Philadelphia, a city of Lydia Original Word: ΦιλαδέλφειαTransliteration: Philadelpheia Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ad-el'-fee-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: Philadelphia, a city of Lydia Meaning: Philadelphia -- a city of Lydia Strong's Concordance Philadelphia. From Philadelphos (the same as philadelphos), a king of Pergamos; Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor -- Philadelphia. see GREEK philadelphos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5359: ΦιλαδέλφειαΦιλαδέλφεια (T WH Φιλαδέλφεια (cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 87), see Iota), Φιλαδελφειας, ἡ, Philadelphia (now Alahshar, Allahshir (or Ala-Shehr i. e. The White City (Sayce))), a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king Attalus II. Philadelphus. After the death of king Attalus III. Philometor, |
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