How to Pronounce Bithynia
bih-THIHN-ih-uh
Bithynia is pronounced bih-THIHN-ih-uh (bɪˈθɪniə): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Bih-THIN-ee-ah, beh-THIN-ee-uh.
What does Bithynia mean?
Bithynia means “violent precipitation”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Bithynia?
Bithynia was a region in the north of Asia Minor. Paul and his companions tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them (Acts 16:7). Peter later addressed his first letter to believers scattered through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia (1 Peter 1:1).
Also pronounced
Bih-THIN-ee-ah
beh-THIN-ee-uh
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