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A city in Asia Minor, visited by Paul

Troas

Named in 6 verses across 3 books, first in Acts 16:8.

ΤρωάςTroas

The name means “penetrated.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Troas Written by AI

Troas, also known as Alexandria Troas, was a city located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), near the site of ancient Troy. The city was an important seaport and a significant center for trade and commerce. In the New Testament, Troas is mentioned several times in connection with the apostle Paul's missionary journeys. During his second missionary journey, Paul received a vision of a man from Macedonia pleading with him to come and help them while he was in Troas (Act.16.8-10). This vision prompted Paul and his companions to sail from Troas to Macedonia, marking a significant expansion of the gospel into Europe. Later, during his third missionary journey, Paul spent a week in Troas, where he preached late into the night (Act.20.5-12). During this visit, a young man named Eutychus fell asleep and fell from a window, but Paul raised him back to life. Paul also visited Troas on other occasions (2Cor. 2:12; 2Tim. 4:13), indicating the city's importance as a strategic location for his ministry.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

A city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor, named after ancient Troy, which was at some little distance from it (about 4 miles) to the north. Here Paul, on his second missionary journey, saw the vision of a “man of Macedonia,” who appeared to him, saying, “Come over, and help us” (Acts 16:8-11). He visited this place also on other occasions, and on one of these visits he left his cloak and some books there (2 Cor. 2:12; 2 Tim. 4:13). The ruins of Troas extend over many miles, the site being now mostly covered with a forest of oak trees. The modern name of the ruins is Eski Stamboul i.e., Old Constantinople.

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

  1. Acts 16:8

    So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

  2. Acts 16:11

    We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.

  3. Acts 20:5

    These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

  4. Acts 20:6

    And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.

  5. 2 Corinthians 2:12

    Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

  6. 2 Timothy 4:13

    When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.