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Amphipolis

City on both sides, a Macedonian city, a great Roman military station, through which Paul and Silas passed on their way from Philippi to Thessalonica, a distance of 33 Roman miles from Philippi (Acts 17:1).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(a city surrounded by the sea), a city of Macedonia, through which Paul and Silas passed on their way from Philippi to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1) It was distant 33 Roman miles from Philippi, to the southwest, and about three miles from the sea. Its site is now occupied by a village called Neokhorio ; in Turkish Jeni-Keni, or “New Town.”

In the Bible

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Verses where Amphipolis is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Acts 17:1

    When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

Scripture on Amphipolis

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Entries that reference Amphipolis

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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