Λαοδίκεια
Laodikeia
Laodicea
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredLaodikeia is a feminine proper noun, referring to a specific person or place in ancient Greek culture. It appears seven times in the Bible, indicating its importance or relevance. The name is derived from its shortened, transliterated form "Laodikeia", meaning the same thing. As a proper noun, Laodikeia is a unique identifier, and we should consider it a personal name unless context suggests otherwise. Since it occurs seven times, this name might be significant to the biblical narrative, possibly referring to different occurrences or mentions of the same individual. However, without further context, we cannot determine its exact range of usage. Its repeated mentions imply that Laodikeia possesses some degree of importance or notoriety within the text, suggesting that this name carries more significance than a mere casual reference.
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Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
Colossians 4:13For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
Colossians 4:15Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.
Colossians 4:16When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
1 Timothy 6:21which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.
Revelation 1:11saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
Revelation 3:14“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things: