G5359

Φιλαδέλφεια

Philadelpheia

Proper locative noun · From Philadelphos (the same as φιλάδελφος (G5361))

From Φιλάδελφος Philádelphos (the same as G5361), a king of Pergamos; Philadelphia, a place in Asia Minor:—Philadelphia.

Outline

  1. Philadelphia = "brotherly love"
    1. 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 Attalus III Philometor, 133 BC, it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the jurisdiction of the Romans.
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