Quick Definition
Joppa
Strong's Definition
Joppe (i.e. Japho), a place in Palestine
Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H03305);
KJV Usage: Joppa
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἰόππη (to which common spelling the ancient lexicographers prefer Ἰοπη, cf. Movers, Phönizier, ii. 2, p. 176 Anm.), Ἰόππης, ἡ, (Hebrew ιΘτε i. e. beauty, from ιΘτΘδ to shine, be beautiful; (others make the name mean 'an eminence'; others besides)), Joppa, a city of Palestine on the Mediterranean, lying on the border of the tribes of Dan and Ephraim. It was subject to the Jews from the time of the Maccabees (). It had a celebrated but dangerous port and carried on a flourishing trade; now Yafa (not Jaffa): Act_9:36; Act_9:38; Act_9:42; Act_10:5; Act_10:8; Act_10:23; Act_10:32; Act_11:5; Act_11:13. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Joppe; Rüetschi in Herzog vii., p. 4f; Fritzsche in Schenkel iii., 376f; (BB. DD.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ἰόππη Ioppē 10x
Joppa, a city of Palestine, Act_9:36 , Act_9:38 , Act_9:42 f.; Act_10:5 , Act_10:8 , Act_10:23 , Act_10:32 ; Act_11:5 , Act_11:13 *. See PhotoGuide.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἰόππη
( FlJ , id ., and also Ἰόπη ), -ης , ἡ ,
( Heb . H3305 ),
Joppa: Act_9:1-43 ; Act_10:1-48 ; Act_11:1-30 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Ἰόππη [page 305]
According to Winer-Schmedel Gr. p. 56 f. the spelling Ἰόππη of the NT MSS. and of 1 Macc is supported only by a few coins. The grammarians and others declare for Ἰόπη : cf. IG III. 2498 Ἰοπίτης .
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Ἰόππη (FlJ, id., and also Ἰόπη), -ης, ἡ, (Heb. יָפוֹ),
Joppa: Act.9:1-43 10:1-48 11:1-30.†
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