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Laodicea
Laodicea A city in the Roman province of Asia which enjoyed great prosperity until laid waste by an earthquake in 60 CE. Its uncertain water supply reached it through an aqueduct in a lukewarm condition—which is how the author of Revelation (3: 16) castigates the condition of the Church there. Although there is no record of a visit of Paul to Laodicea, he apparently wrote a letter to the Church since it was to exchange their letter with one sent to Colossae (Col. 4: 16). Such a letter is not extant, though some have argued that it is the epistle to the Ephesians; but the Pauline authorship of both these epistles is widely disputed. There does exist a letter to the Laodiceans dating from the 2nd or 3rd cent. CE. It is ascribed to Paul but the pseudonymous author's purpose in writing the work is unknown. The only MSS of this letter are in Latin.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Laodicea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Laodicea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Laodicea.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Laodicea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Laodicea.html |
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Laodicea
Laodicea , name of several Greek cities of Asia and Asia Minor built by the Seleucids in the 3d cent. BC The most important, Laodicea ad Lycum, was N of Colossae near the present Denizli. On the trade route from the East, the city prospered, particularly under Rome. Extensive Roman ruins include theaters, an aqueduct, a gymnasium, and sarcophagi. Laodicea ad Mare, a seaport of Syria S of Antioch, flourished under the Romans. It is the modern Latakia. |
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"Laodicea." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Laodicea." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Laodicea.html "Laodicea." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Laodicea.html |
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Laodicea
Laodicea, Turkey Ruins. Several cities had this name, some named after Laodice, the mother of Seleucus I Nicator†, and others after Laodice (c.261–c.241 bc), the wife of Antiochus II Theos, King of the Seleucids (261–246 bc). The most important city with this name was near the modern Denizli, originally being called Diospolis and then Rhoas.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Laodicea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Laodicea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Laodicea.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Laodicea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Laodicea.html |
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Laodicean
Laodicean ‘lukewarm, neither cold nor hot’, like the church of Laodicea (Rev. 3: 15, 16). XVII. f. L. Läodicēa, Gr. Läodíkeia, name of a city in Asia Minor (now Latakia); see -EAN.
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T. F. HOAD. "Laodicean." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Laodicean." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Laodicean.html T. F. HOAD. "Laodicean." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Laodicean.html |
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Laodicea
Laodicea. A Hellenistic city in the Roman province of Asia. It was the seat of an early Christian community mentioned in Col. 4: 16 and Rev. 3: 14 ff., and a bishopric of some importance for several centuries.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Laodicea." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Laodicea." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Laodicea.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Laodicea." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Laodicea.html |
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Laodicean
Laodicean •Eritrean, Ghanaian, Himalayan, Malayan, Tigrayan
•Actaeon, Aegean, aeon (US eon), Augean, Behan, Cadmean, Caribbean, Carolean, Chaldean, Cyclopean, empyrean, epicurean, European, Fijian, Galilean, Hasmonean, Hebridean, Herculean, Ian, Jacobean, Kampuchean, Laodicean, lien, Linnaean (US Linnean), Maccabean, Mandaean (US Mandean), Medicean, monogenean, Nabataean (US Nabatean), Orphean, paean, paeon, pean, peon, Periclean, piscean, plebeian, Pyrenean, Pythagorean, Sabaean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, skean, Tanzanian, Tennesseean, Terpsichorean, theodicean, Tyrolean
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"Laodicean." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Laodicean." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Laodicean.html "Laodicean." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Laodicean.html |
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