How to Pronounce Phrygia
FRIH-dzhih-uh
Phrygia is pronounced FRIH-dzhih-uh (ˈfrɪdʒiə): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: FRIH-jee-ah, FRIJ-ee-uh.
What does Phrygia mean?
Phrygia means “dry; barren”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Phrygia?
Dry, an irregular and ill-defined district in Asia Minor. It was divided into two parts, the Greater Phrygia on the south, and the Lesser Phrygia on the west. It is the Greater Phrygia that is spoken of in the New Testament. The towns of Antioch in Pisidia (Acts 13:14), Colosse, Hierapolis, Iconium, and Laodicea were situated in it.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
FRIH-jee-ah
FRIJ-ee-uh
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