Λαοδικία G2993
Laodikeia -- Laodicea, a wealthy city in Phrygia (Asia Minor), site of one of the seven churches of Revelation
Laodikeia is the proper name of Laodicea, a prosperous Hellenistic and Roman city in the Lycus Valley of Phrygia (modern western Turkey), situated near Colossae and Hierapolis. Founded by the Seleucid king Antiochus II and named after his wife Laodice, it became wealthy through banking, black wool production, and a famous medical school. Paul expresses concern for the Laodicean believers alongside those in Colossae (Col 2:1; 4:13, 15-16), and in Revelation it is addressed as the seventh and final church, rebuked for being 'lukewarm -- neither hot nor cold' (Rev 3:14-22). Spanish Laodicea, French Laodicee, and German Laodizea preserve the toponym directly.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name of the city of Laodicea in the Lycus Valley of Phrygia, a wealthy trade and banking center in Roman Asia Minor. Paul mentions it in connection with the Colossian correspondence, expressing pastoral concern for its believers (Col 2:1; 4:13, 15-16) and referencing a letter 'from Laodicea' (Col 4:16). In Revelation, it is the last of the seven churches addressed, famously rebuked for spiritual complacency: 'because you are lukewarm I will spit you out of my mouth' (Rev 3:14-16). Spanish Laodicea, French Laodicee, and German Laodizea reproduce the place name uniformly. 6×
AR["لاودِكِيَّةَ", "لاوُدِكِيَّةَ"]·ben["লাওদিকেয়ায়", "লাওদিকেয়ার", "লায়দিকেয়ায়"]·DE["Laodizea"]·EN["Laodikeia"]·FR["Laodizea"]·heb["לָאוֹדִיקֵיָה", "לָאוֹדִיקֵיאָה"]·HI["लओदिकेइअ", "लाओदीकिया", "लौदीकिया।"]·ID["Laodikia", "Laodikia."]·IT["Laodicea"]·jav["Laodikéa"]·KO["라오디게아", "라오디게아-안에", "라오디게아에서"]·PT["Laodiceia"]·RU["Лаодикии", "Лаодикию."]·ES["Laodicea", "Laodíkeia"]·SW["Laodikia", "Laodikia."]·TR["Laodikya'da", "Laodikya'dan"]·urd["لاؤدیکیہ", "لودکیہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Λαοδικία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ Laodicea, a city on the Lycus in Phrygia: Col.2:1 4:13, 15-16, Rev.1:11 3:14.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)