How to Pronounce Miletus
mai-LEE-tuhs
Miletus is pronounced mai-LEE-tuhs (maɪˈliːtəs): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: mye-LEE-tuhs.
Where was Miletus?
(Miletum, 2 Tim. 4:20), a seaport town and the ancient capital of Ionia, about 36 miles south of Ephesus. On his voyage from Greece to Syria, Paul touched at this port, and delivered that noble and pathetic address to the elders (“presbyters,” ver. 28) of Ephesus recorded in Acts 20:15-35. The site of Miletus is now some 10 miles from the coast. (See EPHESIANS, EPISTLE TO.)
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
mye-LEE-tuhs
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