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Μίλητος

Milētos · Miletus

Greek word · Strong’s number G3399 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

Milētos (Μίλητος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Miletus”.

A coastal city of Asia, south of Ephesus.

How to say it

Mi·lē·tos

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

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

  • Miletus

    Today: Miletus ruins, near Balat, Turkey

    A port city on the west coast of present-day Turkey, south of Ephesus.

    Paul called the elders of Ephesus to Miletus and said goodbye to them in tears (Acts 20:17-38).

    Acts 20:15Acts 20:172 Timothy 4:20

Where it appears

  • Acts 20:15

    And from there we sailed and on the following day arrived opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus.

  • Acts 20:17

    And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the assembly.

  • 2 Timothy 4:20

    Erastus remained in Corinth, and Trophimus I left in Miletus sick.