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Ἰόππη

Ioppē · Joppa

Greek word · Strong’s number G2445 · appears 10 times in the Bible

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What it means

Ioppē (Ἰόππη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Joppa”.

A port on the coast of Judea, north-west of Jerusalem.

How to say it

I·op·pē

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

The place

JerusalemJoppa
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

  • Joppa

    Today: Jaffa (Yafo), part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

    A port on the Mediterranean coast, about 35 miles (55 km) northwest of Jerusalem.

    Jonah went down to Joppa to flee by sea (Jonah 1:3). There Peter raised Tabitha and was told to go to Cornelius' house (Acts 9:36-40; 10:5).

    Jonah 1:32 Chronicles 2:16Acts 9:36Acts 10:5

Where it appears

  • Acts 9:36

    Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms that she was doing.

  • Acts 9:38

    And since Lod was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Do not delay to come to us.”

  • Acts 9:42

    And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

  • Acts 9:43

    And it happened that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.

  • Acts 10:5

    And now send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is called Peter.

  • Acts 10:8

    and after explaining everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

  • Acts 10:23

    So inviting them in, he gave them lodging. And on the next day he got up and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.

  • Acts 10:32

    So send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’

  • Acts 11:5

    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet let down by its four corners from heaven, and it came right up to me.

  • Acts 11:13

    And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon who is called Peter;