Lycaonia Summary
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Lycaonia, a region in Asia Minor where Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel (Act.14.6, 11).
Lycaonia
PlaceA region in Asia Minor; Paul and Barnabas preached there
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Lycaonia
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- en Lycaonian · Also called
- el Λυκαονία · G3071
- el Λυκαονιστί · G3072
- bg Ликаония
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Lycaonia Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Lycaonia was a region in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) mentioned in the New Testament. When Paul and Barnabas faced persecution in Iconium, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, particularly Lystra and Derbe, where they continued to preach the gospel (Act.14.6). In Lystra, the people spoke the Lycaonian language (Act.14.11), indicating that Lycaonia had its own distinct culture and dialect.
Lycaonia Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
An inland province of Asia Minor, on the west of Cappadocia and the south of Galatia. It was a Roman province, and its chief towns were Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. The “speech of Lycaonia” (Acts 14:11) was probably the ancient Assyrian language, or perhaps, as others think, a corrupt Greek intermingled with Syriac words. Paul preached in this region, and revisited it (Acts 16:1-6; 18:23; 19:1).
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