Lexical Summary Libyē: "the west bank of the Nile", Libya, a region in N. Africa Original Word: ΛιβύηTransliteration: Libyē Phonetic Spelling: (lib-oo'-ay) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: "the west bank of the Nile", Libya, a region in N. Africa Meaning: Libya -- "the west bank of the Nile", a region in north Africa Strong's Concordance Libya. Probably from lips; Libye, a region of Africa -- Libya. see GREEK lips Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3033: ΛιβύηΛιβύη, Λιβύης, ἡ, Libya, a large region of northern Africa, bordering on Egypt. In that portion of it which had Cyrene for its capital and was thence called Libya Cyrenaica (ἡ πρός Κυρήνην Λιβύη;, Josephus, Antiquities 16, 6, 1; ἡ Λιβύη ἡ κατά Κυρήνην (which see), Acts 2:10) dwelt many Jews (Josephus, Antiquities 14, 7, 2; 16, 6, 1; b. j. 7, 11; c. Apion. 2, 4 (where cf. Müller's notes)): Acts 2:10. |
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