ταρσ-ός G5019
Tarsus, a prominent city in Cilicia (southeast Asia Minor), known as Paul's birthplace
Tarsus was a major cultural and commercial center in the Roman province of Cilicia, located in what is now southern Turkey. The city was renowned for its university and philosophical schools, rivaling Athens and Alexandria. Paul identifies himself as a citizen of this "no mean city" (Acts 21:39), highlighting both his Greek education and Roman citizenship. The name appears in contexts marking Paul's origins and movements during his early ministry.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The geographical name Tarsus appears three times, always in reference to Paul's connection with the city. Acts 9:30 records the disciples sending Paul to Tarsus for safety after his conversion, Acts 11:25 shows Barnabas going there to find Paul, and Acts 22:3 contains Paul's own testimony that he was born there. The consistent transliteration across languages (Spanish Tarso/Tarsós, French Tarse, German retention of Greek form) reflects the proper noun status of this significant urban center. 3×
AR["طَرْسُسَ", "طَرْسُوسَ"]·ben["তার্সে"]·DE["Ταρσόν", "Ταρσὸν", "Ταρσῷ"]·EN["Tarsos"]·FR["Tarse"]·heb["טַרְסוֹס"]·HI["तरसुस"]·ID["Tarsos", "Tarsus"]·IT["Tarso"]·jav["Tarsus", "Tarsus."]·KO["다소-로", "다소로", "다소에서"]·PT["Tarso"]·RU["Тарс", "Тарсе"]·ES["Tarso", "Tarsós"]·SW["Tarso"]·TR["Tarsos'a", "Tarsus'ta"]·urd["طرسوس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ταρσ-ός, Attic dialect ταρρός, ὁ: also with irregular plural ταρσά, τά, Refs 3rd c.AD+: (τέρσομαι):— frame of wicker-work, crate, flat basket, for drying cheeses on, ταρσοὶ μὲν τυρῶν βρῖθον Refs 8th c.BC+: generally, basket, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 mat of reeds, such as were built into brickwork to bind it together, ταρσοὶ καλάμων Refs 5th c.BC+; τ. καλάμου Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 mass of matted roots,…