G3974 – Paphos – Πάφος Paphos

Strong’s ID:
G3974
Greek Word:
Πάφος
Transliteration:
Paphos
Pronunciation:
paf’-os
Part of Speech:
noun proper locative
Usage Count:
2
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Find “Paphos” in the Bible (New Testament)

Strong’s Greek Lexicon

of uncertain derivation; Paphus, a place in Cyprus:—Paphos.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

Paphos = “boiling or hot”
1) a maritime city on the west end of Cyprus, with a harbour. It was the residence of a Roman proconsul. “Old Paphos” was noted for the worship and shrine of Venus (Aphrodite) and lay some 7 miles (10 km) to the south-east of it.

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.