Strongs Number: G3399
- Greek Word
- Μίλητος
- Transliteration
- Milētos
- Phonetic
- mil'-ay-tos
- Part of Speech
- Noun Location
- Strongs Definition
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Miletus a city of Asia Minor
- Thayers Definition
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Miletus = "pure white fine wool"
1. a maritime city, now nearly 10 miles (16 km), from the coast of Caria or Ionia, near the mouth of the Maeander and 35 miles (55 km) from Ephesus. It was the mother of about eighty colonies, the the birth place of Thales, Anaximander, and other famous men.
- Origin
- Of uncertain origin
- Bible Usage
- Miletus.