Συράκουσαι
Transliteration
syrakousai (Key)
Pronunciation
soo-rak'-oo-sahee
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Plural of uncertain derivation
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Συρακούσας — 1x
Συρακούσας — 1x
Strong’s Definitions

Συράκουσαι Syrákousai, soo-rak'-oo-sahee; plural of uncertain derivation; Syracuse, the capital of Sicily:—Syracuse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4946 in the following manner: Syracuse (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4946 in the following manner: Syracuse (1x).

  1. Syracuse = "a Syrian hearing"

    1. a large maritime city of Sicily, having an excellent harbour and surrounded by a 14 mile (23 km) wall

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Συράκουσαι Syrákousai, soo-rak'-oo-sahee; plural of uncertain derivation; Syracuse, the capital of Sicily:—Syracuse.
STRONGS G4946:
Συράκουσαι (so accented commonly (Chandler §§ 172, 175); but according to Pape, Eigennamen, under the word, Συράκουσαι in Ptolemy, 3, 4, 9; 8, 9, 4), Συρακουσων, αἱ, Syracuse, a large maritime city of Sicily, having an excellent harbor and surrounded by a wall 180 stadia in length (so Strabo 6, p. 270; "but this statement exceeds the truth, the actual circuit being about 14 English miles or 122 stadia" (Leake, p. 279); see Dict. of Geogr. under the word, p. 1067b); now Siragosa: Acts 28:12.
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