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Καισάρεια G2542

G2542 is the Greek word Καισάρεια, transliterated Kaisáreia. The King James Version most often renders it caesarea.

Word: ΚαισάρειαTransliteration: KaisáreiaLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine.

Where it comes from

from G2541 (Καῖσαρ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

caesarea 16×

Strong's own list of renderings: Cæsarea.

Verses using Καισάρεια

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 16:13 · KJV

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Mark 8:27 · KJV

And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

Acts 9:30 · KJV

Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

Acts 10:1 · KJV

There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

Acts 10:24 · KJV

And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

Acts 11:11 · KJV

And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

Acts 12:19 · KJV

And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.

Acts 18:22 · KJV

And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

Acts 21:8 · KJV

And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

Acts 21:16 · KJV

There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

Acts 23:23 · KJV

And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

Acts 23:33 · KJV

Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

Acts 25:1 · KJV

Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

Acts 25:4 · KJV

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

Acts 25:6 · KJV

And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

Acts 25:13 · KJV

And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

Common questions

What does Strong's G2542 mean?

G2542 is the Greek word Καισάρεια (Kaisáreia), meaning Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine.

How is G2542 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it caesarea (16 times).

How many times does G2542 appear in the Bible?

Καισάρεια (Kaisáreia) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G2542 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G2541 (Καῖσαρ).

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