Ταρσός
Tarsos · Tarsus
Greek word · Strong’s number G5019 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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Tarsos (Ταρσός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Tarsus”.
The hometown of Paul, in Cilicia.
How to say it
Tar·sos
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
Tarsus
Today: Tarsus, southern Turkey
A city in Cilicia, in what is now southern Turkey, near the Mediterranean coast.
Paul was born there (Acts 22:3). The believers sent him off to Tarsus, and Barnabas went to find him and bring him to Antioch (Acts 9:30; 11:25).
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Where it appears
- Acts 9:30
And when the brothers learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
- Acts 11:25
And he went out to Tarsus to look for Saul,
- 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.