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‎Ἀχαΐα‎ Achaḯa (ach-ah-ee'-ah) Achaia ^N:N-F-L
of uncertain derivation

Achaia.

• Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe

Abbott-Smith

Ἀχαία (T, Ἀχαΐα), -ας, ἡ (Bl., § 46, 11),
Achaia, the Roman province: Ac 18:12, 27 19:21, Ro 15:26, I Co 16:15, II Co 1:1 9:2 11:10, I Th 1:7, 8.†

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Liddell-Scott-Jones

Ἀχαΐα,

Ionic dialect Ἀχαιΐη, ἡ, epithet of Demeter in Attica, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in Boeotia, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; Ἀχέα at Thespiae, [Refs].

__II ἀχαιά, ἡ, ={ἔριθος}, [Refs 4th c.BC+] grief for the loss of her daughter: also Ἀχηρώ [Refs]Ἀχαΐα, see at {Ἀχαιός}.

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Achaia • A Roman province in southern Greece, including Corinth.

Achaia, a Roman province covering much of Greece, with Corinth as its capital.

• A location first mentioned at Act.18.12;
• only referred to as Achaia Ἀχαΐα.
  

Achaia was a Roman province that encompassed much of southern Greece, including the cities of Athens and Corinth. It was established in 27 BC and lasted until the reforms of Diocletian in the late 3rd century AD. In the New Testament, Achaia is mentioned primarily in connection with Paul's ministry and the churches he established or visited in the region.

Paul spent considerable time in Corinth, the capital of Achaia, on his second missionary journey (Acts 18:1-18). It was there that he was brought before the judgment seat of Gallio, the proconsul of Achaia (Acts 18:12). Later, Apollos visited Achaia and ministered in Corinth (Acts 18:27-19:1).

Paul wrote several epistles to churches in Achaia, including 1 and 2 Corinthians, addressed to the church in Corinth, and 1 and 2 Thessalonians to the church in Thessalonica, the capital of neighboring Macedonia. In his epistles, Paul commended the generosity of the churches of Achaia in giving to the collection for the believers in Jerusalem (Romans 15:26, 2 Corinthians 9:2) and noted their role in spreading the gospel (1 Thessalonians 1:7-8).

The churches in Achaia faced significant challenges, including divisions, immorality, and false teachings, as addressed in Paul's epistles to them. Nevertheless, Achaia remained an important center of early Christianity, producing influential leaders such as Stephanas (1 Corinthians 16:15) and Phoebe (Romans 16:1).

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