How to Pronounce Cilicia
sih-LIHSH-ee-uh
Cilicia is pronounced sih-LIHSH-ee-uh (sɪˈlɪʃiə): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Si-LEE-shuh, suh-LISH-ee-uh.
What does Cilicia mean?
Cilicia means “which rolls or overturns”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Cilicia?
A maritime province in the south-east of Asia Minor. Tarsus, the birth-place of Paul, was one of its chief towns, and the seat of a celebrated school of philosophy. Its luxurious climate attracted to it many Greek residents after its incorporation with the Macedonian empire. It was formed into a Roman province, B.C. 67. The Jews of Cilicia had a synagogue at Jerusalem (Acts 6:9). Paul visited it soon after his conversion (Gal. 1:21; Acts 9:30), and again, on his second missionary journey (15:41), “he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.” It was famous for its goat’s-hair cloth, called cilicium. Paul learned in his youth the trade of making tents of this cloth.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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