Καισάρεια
Kaisareia
Caesarea
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word Καισάρεια (Kaisareia, Strong's number G2542H) refers to a city, specifically Caesarea. It is named after a significant person, most likely the Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, or his successor, Caesar's adopted son Tiberius or the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus' heir. This proper name is used throughout the New Testament 15 times, demonstrating its importance in the narrative. In each occurrence, Καιсάρεια is associated with a location. It could be a reference to Caesarea Maritima, a major city in Judea, or another site associated with the Roman Empire's administration in the region. The repeated use of this name underscores its strategic significance for the stories and events described in the New Testament. The appearance of Καισάρεια in various contexts highlights its importance as a geographical and administrative hub during the time period in which the New Testament was written.
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Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.
Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
Acts 9:30When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.
Acts 10:1Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
Acts 10:24On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.
Acts 12:19When Herod had sought for him, and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
Acts 18:22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
Acts 21:8On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
Acts 21:16Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
Acts 23:23He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
Acts 23:33When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Acts 25:1Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Acts 25:4However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
Acts 25:6When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
Acts 25:13Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.