Παμφυλία
Pamphulia
Pamphylia
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word Παμφυλία (Pamphulia) is a proper name referring to a person or an entity with the same name. It is likely derived from the broader geographic concept of Pamphylia, a region in ancient Anatolia. However, in the context of the Bible's 5 occurrences, it is not clear if Pamphulia specifically refers to the geographic region or an individual person with that name. Pamphulia appears as a personal name in the New Testament, suggesting that it was a common enough name or nickname for a person living during that time period. While its significance is not explicitly stated in the limited data available, the frequency of its occurrence may imply that the person bearing this name played a notable role in early Christian communities. It is worth noting that the limited data and lack of context make it difficult to determine the specific meaning or significance of Pamphulia in each of its 5 occurrences.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
Acts 13:13Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
Acts 14:24They passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.
Acts 15:38But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.
Acts 27:5When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.