How to Pronounce Samothracia
SAM-uh-THRAY-shuh
Samothracia is pronounced SAM-uh-THRAY-shuh (ˌsæməˈθreɪʃə): four syllables, stress on the first and third.
What does Samothracia mean?
Samothracia means “an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Samothracia?
An island in the AEgean Sea, off the coast of Thracia, about 32 miles distant. This Thracian Samos was passed by Paul on his voyage from Troas to Neapolis (Acts 16:11) on his first missionary journey. It is about 8 miles long and 6 miles broad. Its modern name is Samothraki.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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