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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34995" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34995" /> == | ||
<p> [[Cenchrea]] or Cenchreae. Now Kikries; from Greek | <p> [[Cenchrea]] or Cenchreae. Now Kikries; from Greek '''''Κenchri''''' , "the millet," a grain abounding there. The harbor of [[Corinth]] on the Saronic gulf, and its channel of trade with Asia Minor, as Lechaeum, on the [[Corinthian]] gulf, was with Italy and the W. Corinth was joined by walls to Lechaeum; so that the pass between Corinth and Cenchrea (nine miles apart from one another) was the only one into the [[Morea]] from Greece. Paul sailed from Cenchrea, returning to Syria from his second missionary journey ( Acts 18:18), after having shorn his head there in fulfillment of a vow. He wrote to the Romans in his third journey, and alludes to the church at Cenchrea, of which [[Phoebe]] was "deaconess" (Greek Romans 16:1). </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69848" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69848" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Cenchrea]] ( ''Sĕn'Kre-Ah,'' accurately '''Cenchreæ,''' as it is spelt in the R. V.). The eastern harbor of Corinth, on the Saronic Gulf, and the emporium of its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean, about nine miles east of that city; the western harbor was Lechæum. A church was formed at Cenchrea, of which [[Phebe]] was a deaconess. Romans 16:1. Paul sailed from, thence to Ephesus. Acts 18:18. The town was full of idolatrous monuments and shrines. It is now called Kikries. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72164" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72164" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''Cen'chrea''' or '''Cenchre'a.''' (Accurately ''Cenchre'Ae'' ). ''(Millet).'' The eastern harbor of Corinth, (that is, its harbor on the Saronic Gulf), and the emporium of its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean, as Lechaeum on the Crointhian [[Gulf]] connected it with Italy and the west. St. Paul sailed from Cenchrae, Acts 18:18, on his return to Syria from his second missionary journey. An organized church seems to have been formed here. Romans 16:1. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15804" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15804" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31323" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31323" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cenchrea'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cenchrea.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:27, 13 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
Cenchrea or Cenchreae. Now Kikries; from Greek Κenchri , "the millet," a grain abounding there. The harbor of Corinth on the Saronic gulf, and its channel of trade with Asia Minor, as Lechaeum, on the Corinthian gulf, was with Italy and the W. Corinth was joined by walls to Lechaeum; so that the pass between Corinth and Cenchrea (nine miles apart from one another) was the only one into the Morea from Greece. Paul sailed from Cenchrea, returning to Syria from his second missionary journey ( Acts 18:18), after having shorn his head there in fulfillment of a vow. He wrote to the Romans in his third journey, and alludes to the church at Cenchrea, of which Phoebe was "deaconess" (Greek Romans 16:1).
People's Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Cenchrea ( Sĕn'Kre-Ah, accurately Cenchreæ, as it is spelt in the R. V.). The eastern harbor of Corinth, on the Saronic Gulf, and the emporium of its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean, about nine miles east of that city; the western harbor was Lechæum. A church was formed at Cenchrea, of which Phebe was a deaconess. Romans 16:1. Paul sailed from, thence to Ephesus. Acts 18:18. The town was full of idolatrous monuments and shrines. It is now called Kikries.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Cen'chrea or Cenchre'a. (Accurately Cenchre'Ae ). (Millet). The eastern harbor of Corinth, (that is, its harbor on the Saronic Gulf), and the emporium of its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean, as Lechaeum on the Crointhian Gulf connected it with Italy and the west. St. Paul sailed from Cenchrae, Acts 18:18, on his return to Syria from his second missionary journey. An organized church seems to have been formed here. Romans 16:1.
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [4]
A port of Corinth, now called Kikries, whence Paul sailed for Ephesus, Acts 18:18 . It was a place of some commercial note, and the seat of an early church, Romans 16:1 . It was situated on the eastern side of the isthmus, eight or nine miles east of the city. The other port, on the western side of the isthmus, was Lechaeum.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
Eastern sea-port of Corinth, from which it was distant 9 miles. Paul once sailed from thence, and a church was formed there. Acts 18:18; Romans 16:1 . The modern village has a similar name, Kekhries.
Holman Bible Dictionary [6]
Romans 16:1 Acts 18:18
Easton's Bible Dictionary [7]
Acts 18:18 Romans 16:1
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [8]
Cenchre´a, one of the ports of Corinth, whence Paul sailed for Ephesus (). It was situated on the eastern side of the isthmus, about seventy stadia from the city: the other port on the western side of the isthmus was called Lechaeum. [CORINTH].
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cenchrea'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cenchrea.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
References
- ↑ Cenchrea from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cenchrea from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Cenchrea from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cenchrea from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cenchrea from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cenchrea from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cenchrea from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cenchrea from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
- ↑ Cenchrea from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
