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Pamphylia

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(mixture of nations). A seacoast province of Asia Minor. Its chief town was Perga, where Paul preached (Acts 13:13; 14:24; 27:5¹³Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. (Acts 13:13)
²⁴And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. (Acts 14:24)
⁵And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. (Acts 27:5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

District in the south of Asia Minor, having Cilicia on the east and Lycia on the S.W. (Acts 2:10¹⁰Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, (Acts 2:10); Acts 13:13¹³Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. (Acts 13:13); Acts 14:24²⁴And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. (Acts 14:24); Acts 15:38³⁸But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. (Acts 15:38); Acts 27:5⁵And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. (Acts 27:5)).

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Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

3828 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Παμφυλία

Transliteration:

Pamphulia

Phonic:

pam-fool-ee’-ah

Meaning:

from a compound of 3956 and 4443; every-tribal, i.e. heterogeneous (5561 being implied); Pamphylia, a region of Asia Minor

KJV Usage:

Pamphylia

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

all sorts: all tribes

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Mixed nations; heterogeneous:―a region of Asia Minor, Acts 13:13. {Gentes permixti}