Μιτυλήνη G3412
Mytilene, the principal city of the island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea
This proper noun designates the chief city of Lesbos, an important port on Paul's journey to Jerusalem. In Acts 20:14, Luke records their arrival at Mytilene as part of the island-hopping voyage from Troas. The multilingual evidence simply transliterates the place name. Mytilene was a significant cultural and commercial center in the ancient Aegean, known for its poets and strategic harbor. The stop there fits the typical coastal navigation pattern of ancient Mediterranean travel.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Acts 20:14 marks Mytilene as a waypoint in Paul's urgent voyage to reach Jerusalem by Pentecost. The cross-linguistic glosses preserve the proper name through transliteration. The city served as a natural overnight harbor for ships sailing down the Asian coast. Luke's precise geographical notation reflects his characteristic attention to travel details, documenting the systematic progress from city to city as Paul hastened toward Jerusalem, unaware of the chains awaiting him there. 1×
AR["مِيتِيلِينِي"]·ben["মিতুলীনীতে"]·DE["Μιτυλήνην"]·EN["Mitylēnē"]·FR["Mitylène"]·heb["מִיטוּלֵינֵי"]·HI["मितुलीनी"]·ID["Mitilene"]·IT["Mitilene"]·jav["Mitiléné;"]·KO["미들레네에"]·PT["Mitilene;"]·RU["Митилину;"]·ES["Mitilēnē"]·SW["Mitilene"]·TR["Midilli'ye"]·urd["میتلینی"]
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
Μιτυλήνη, -ης, ἡ (late form - Strab., Plut. - of cl. Μυτιλ-), Mytilene, Mitylene, chief city of Lesbos: Act.20:14.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)