Σᾰμοθρᾴκη G4543
Samothrace, a Greek island in the northern Aegean
Samothrace was a mountainous island in the northern Aegean, famous in antiquity for its mystery cult of the Cabiri. Acts 16:11 records Paul's brief stop there on his voyage from Troas to Philippi during the second missionary journey. The island's strategic location made it a natural overnight anchorage for ships crossing from Asia to Macedonia, marking a key stage in the gospel's spread into Europe.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An island in the northern Aegean where Paul stopped on his journey to Macedonia in Acts 16:11. The geographical name's preservation marks this as a waypoint in the momentous westward expansion of Christianity from Asia into Europe following Paul's vision. 1×
AR["ساموتراكِيَةَ"]·ben["সামথ্রাকীতে"]·DE["Σαμοθρᾴκην"]·EN["Samothrakē"]·FR["Samothrace"]·heb["סָמוֹתְרָקֵי"]·HI["समोथ्राके"]·ID["Samotrake"]·IT["Samotracia"]·jav["Samotraké"]·KO["사모드라가로"]·PT["Samotrácia,"]·RU["Самофракию"]·ES["Samothrákē"]·SW["Samothrake"]·TR["Sematrake'ye"]·urd["سمُتھراکے"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Σᾰμοθρᾴκη, Ionic dialect Σαμοθρηΐκη, ἡ, Refs 5th c.BC+; the seat of the mysteries of the Cabeiri, Refs; called Σάμος Θρηϊκίη in Refs 8th c.BC+; and simply Σάμος, Refs 8th c.BC+. adjective Σᾰμόθρᾳξ (not Σαμοθρᾴξ),Refs 4th c.AD+ H., etc.; Ionic dialect plural Σαμοθρήϊκες Refs 5th c.BC+; also Σᾰμοθρᾴκιος, Ionic dialect Σαμοθρηΐκιος, η, ον, Refs