Lexical Definition

‎Φρυγία‎ Phrygía (froog-ee'-ah) Phrygia ^N:N-F-L
probably of foreign origin

Phrygia.

• Phrygia, a region of Asia Minor

Abbott-Smith

φρυγία, -ας, ἡ (prop., the adj., Φρυγίος, -α, -ον; sc. γῆ, χώρα),
Phrygia, a region of Asia Minor: Ac 2:10; Φ. καὶ Γαλατικὴ χώρα (Γ. χ. κ. Φ.), Ac 16:6 18:23 (on these phrases v. DB, i, 89 f.; CGT, Gal., xxii f.).†

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Phrygia • A region in Asia Minor with early Christians

Phrygia was a region in Asia Minor where Paul traveled and preached the gospel, and some of its inhabitants were present in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

• A location near Laodicea Λαοδίκεια first mentioned at Act.2.10;
• referred to as Phrygia or - (KJV= Phrygia) Φρυγία.
  

Phrygia was an ancient region located in the central part of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). In the New Testament, Phrygia is mentioned in connection with the spread of the gospel and the missionary journeys of Paul. On the day of Pentecost, people from Phrygia were among those present in Jerusalem who heard the apostles speaking in their own languages (Acts 2:10). During Paul's second missionary journey, he and his companions traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, where they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach in the province of Asia (Acts 16:6). On his third missionary journey, Paul passed through the region of Phrygia and Galatia again, strengthening the disciples (Acts 18:23). In the closing of Paul's first letter to Timothy, he mentions that some have wandered from the faith, including Phygelus and Hermogenes, who were likely from Phrygia (2 Tim. 1:15). The mention of Phrygia in these passages highlights the spread of Christianity beyond Judea and the importance of the region in the early church's growth.

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