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Iconium

Ἰκόνιον · Ikonion · G2430“coming” Hitchcock's 18696 mentions in 2 books, most in Acts (5)

Where it is

GalatiaGalatiaDerbeDerbeAntiochAntiochAsiaAsiaPamphyliaPamphyliaAttaliaAttaliaIconiumabout 502 km across

37.88° N, 32.49° E

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Acts · 52 Timothy · 1
Counted from 6 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Iconium was a city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) that was visited by the apostle Paul during his missionary journeys. After being forced to leave Antioch in Pisidia, Paul and Barnabas went to Iconium, where they preached in the synagogue and many Jews and Gentiles believed (Act.13.51; 14:1). However, the unbelieving Jews stirred up opposition, and Paul and Barnabas had to flee to Lystra and Derbe (Act.14.19, 21). Later, Paul revisited Iconium to strengthen the disciples (Act.16.2). In his letter to Timothy, Paul mentions the persecutions he endured in Iconium (2Ti.3.11). Iconium was located in the region of Lycaonia and was an important city in the Roman province of Galatia. Today, it is known as Konya, Turkey.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

6 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Acts 5 mentions

Acts 13:51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.Acts 14:1In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.Acts 14:19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.Acts 14:21When they had preached the Good News to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,Acts 16:2The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

2 Timothy 1 mention

2 Timothy 3:11persecutions, and sufferings—those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

What the dictionary says

The capital of ancient Lycaonia.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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