Ταρσεύς

Tarseus · of Tarsus

Greek word · Strong’s number G5018 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

Tarseus (Ταρσεύς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “of Tarsus”.

A man of Tarsus, a native of the city of Tarsus.

How to say it

Tar·seus

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.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A native of the chief city of Cilicia, on the southeast coast of Asia Minor.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Acts 9:11

    And the Lord said to him, “Get up, go to the street called Straight, and look for in the house of Judas a man of Tarsus named Saul; for look, he is praying,

  • 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.”