How to Pronounce Ptolemais

TAHL-uh-MAY-uhs

Ptolemais is pronounced TAHL-uh-MAY-uhs (ˌtɑːləˈmeɪəs): four syllables, stress on the first and third.

Where was Ptolemais?

Ptolemais was a coastal city where Paul, sailing from Tyre toward Jerusalem, landed and greeted the brethren, staying with them one day before going on to Caesarea (Acts 21:7).

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