{"derivation": "from (a Syrian king);", "kjv_def": "Antioch", "lemma": "\u1f08\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03cc\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1", "frequency": 18, "strongs_def": " Antiochia, a place in Syria", "outline": "Antioch = 'driven against"
  1. Capital of Syria, situated on the river Orontes, founded by Seleucus Nicanor in 300 B.C. and named in honour of his father, Antiochus. Many Greek-Jews lived there and it was here that the followers of Christ were first called Christians.
  2. A city in Pisidia on the borders Phrygia, founded by Seleucus Nicanor. Under the Romans it became a "colonia" and was also called Caesarea
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