960. Beroia
Strong's Lexicon
Beroia: Berea

Original Word: Βέροια
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Beroia
Pronunciation: BEH-roi-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (ber'-oy-ah)
Definition: Berea
Meaning: Berea, a town of the province Macedonia.

Word Origin: Of uncertain origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for the city of Berea, as it is a specific location mentioned in the New Testament.

Usage: Beroia refers to an ancient city in Macedonia, known in the New Testament for its noble-minded inhabitants who received the Gospel with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily. It is mentioned in the context of Paul's missionary journeys.

Cultural and Historical Background: Berea was a city in the Roman province of Macedonia, located near the modern city of Veria in northern Greece. In the first century, it was a significant urban center with a mixed population of Greeks, Romans, and Jews. The city's synagogue played a crucial role in the spread of Christianity, as it was a place where Paul and Silas preached. The Bereans were noted for their diligence in verifying Paul's teachings against the Hebrew Scriptures, reflecting a culture that valued learning and discernment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
Berea, a city of Macedonia
NASB Translation
Berea (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 960: Βέροια

Βέροια, Βεροιας, (also Βερροια (i. e. well-watered)), Beraea, a city of Macedonia, near Pella, at the foot of Mount Bermius: Acts 17:10, 13.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Berea.

Perhaps a provincial from a derivative of peran (Peroea, i.e. The region beyond the coast-line); Beroea, a place in Macedonia -- Berea.

see GREEK peran

Forms and Transliterations
Βεροια Βεροίᾳ Βεροιαν Βέροιαν Beroia Beroíāi Beroian Béroian
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 17:10 N-AFS
GRK: Σίλαν εἰς Βέροιαν οἵτινες παραγενόμενοι
NAS: by night to Berea, and when they arrived,
KJV: night unto Berea: who coming
INT: Silas to Berea who having arrived

Acts 17:13 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ Βεροίᾳ κατηγγέλη ὑπὸ
NAS: by Paul in Berea also,
KJV: Paul at Berea, they came thither also,
INT: in Berea was proclaimed by

Strong's Greek 960
2 Occurrences


Βεροίᾳ — 1 Occ.
Βέροιαν — 1 Occ.

















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