Quick Definition
Thessalonica
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Thessalonica
Thessalonica
A location first mentioned at Act.17.1;
referred to as Thessalonica (Θεσσαλονίκη) (KJV= Thessalonians) or Thessalonian (Θεσσαλονικεύς).
Strong's Definition
Thessalonice, a place in Asia Minor
Derivation: from (a Thessalian) and G3529 (νίκη);
KJV Usage: Thessalonica
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Θεσσαλονίκη, Θεσσαλονίκης, ἡ, Thessalonica (now Saloniki), a celebrated and populous city, situated on the Thermaic Gulf, the capital of the second ((there were four; cf. Livy 45:29)) division of Macedonia and the residence of a Roman governor and quaestor. It was anciently called Therme, but was rebuilt by Cassander, the son of Antipater, and called by its new name (which first appears in Polybius 23, 4, 4) in honor of his wife Thessalonica, the sister of Alexander the Great; cf. Strabo 7, 330. Here Paul the apostle founded a Christian church: Act_17:1; Act_17:11; Act_17:13; Php_4:16; 2Ti_4:10. (BB. DD. under the word; Lewin, St. Paul, i., 225ff.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Θεσσαλονίκη Thessalonikē 5x
Thessalonica, a city of Macedonia, Act_17:1 ; Act_17:11 ; Act_17:13 ; Php_4:16 ; 2Ti_4:10 *. See PhotoGuide.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
θεσσαλονίκη , -ης , ἡ ,
Thessalonica, a city of Macedonia: Act_17:1 ; Act_17:11 ; Act_17:13 , Php_4:16 , 2Ti_4:10 .†
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
θεσσαλονίκη, -ης, ἡ
Thessalonica, a city of Macedonia: Act.17:1, 11 17:13, Php.4:16, 2Ti.4:10.†
(AS)