Kilikia · Cilicia

What it means

Kilikia (Κιλικία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Cilicia”.

A region in the south-east of present-day Turkey; its capital was Tarsus.

How to say it

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.

Where it appears

• Acts×7
• Galatians×1

• Acts 6:9

  But some of those from the synagogue called that of the Freedmen and of Cyrenians and of Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up, arguing with Stephen.

• Acts 15:23

  They wrote by their hand: “The apostles and the elders, your brothers, to the brothers throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the nations: greetings.

• Acts 15:41

  And he was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

• Acts 21:39

  But Paul said, “I am a Jewish man, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

• Acts 22:3

  “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

• Acts 23:34

  And when he had read it and asked from what province he was, and learned that he was from Cilicia,

• Acts 27:5

  And sailing across the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra in Lycia.

• Galatians 1:21

  Then I went into the regions of Syria and of Cilicia.