675. Appiou Phoron
Strong's Lexicon
Appiou Phoron: Appius Forum

Original Word: Ἀππίου Φόρον
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Appiou Phoron
Pronunciation: ap'-pee-oo fo'-ron
Phonetic Spelling: (ap'-pee-os)
Definition: Appius Forum
Meaning: the township Appi Forum on the Appian Way, 43 Roman miles from Rome, was named.

Word Origin: Derived from Latin; "Appius" refers to a Roman name, and "Phoron" means "market" or "forum."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Appius Forum, as it is a specific Roman location not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: Appius Forum is a location mentioned in the New Testament, specifically in the Book of Acts. It refers to a marketplace or forum named after Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman censor who constructed the Appian Way, a significant Roman road.

Cultural and Historical Background: Appius Forum was a well-known stop along the Appian Way, the ancient Roman road that connected Rome to the southern parts of Italy. It was a bustling marketplace and a common meeting place for travelers. The Appian Way was crucial for trade and military movements, making Appius Forum a significant location for commerce and communication in the Roman Empire.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Latin origin
Definition
Market of Appius, the name of a city south of Rome
NASB Translation
Appius (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 675: Ἀππιος

Ἀππιος, Ἀππίου, , Appius, a Roman praenomen; Ἀππίου φόρον Appii Forum (Cicero, ad Att. 2, 10; Horace sat. 1, 5, 3) (R. V. The Market of Appius), the name of a town in Italy, situated 43 Roman miles from Rome on the Appian way — (this road was paved with square ((?) polygonal) stone by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, , and led through theportaCapena to Capua, and thence as far as Brundisium): Acts 28:15. (Cf. BB. DD.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Appii.

Of Latin origin; (in the genitive, i.e. Possessive case) of Appius, the name of a Roman -- Appii.

Forms and Transliterations
Αππιου Ἀππίου Appiou Appíou
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 28:15 N-GMS
GRK: ἡμῖν ἄχρι Ἀππίου Φόρου καὶ
NAS: as the Market of Appius and Three
KJV: us as far as Appii forum, and
INT: us as far as Appius market and

Strong's Greek 675
1 Occurrence


Ἀππίου — 1 Occ.















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