A region on the southwest coast of Asia Minor
Lycia
Named in 1 verse of Acts, first in Acts 27:5.
ΛυκίαLycia
About Lycia Written by AI
Lycia was a region located on the southwest coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). In Act.27.5, it is mentioned that Paul's ship, while on its way to Rome, sailed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia and arrived at Myra in Lycia.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
A wolf, a province in the south-west of Asia Minor, opposite the island of Rhodes. It forms part of the region now called Tekeh. It was a province of the Roman empire when visited by Paul (Acts 21:1; 27:5). Two of its towns are mentioned, Patara (21:1, 2) and Myra (27:5).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Acts 27:5
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.