What does Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia) mean in the Bible?
Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia) is a Greek word meaning "Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor".
Greek · G2993
Λαοδίκεια
Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor
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ΛαοδίκειαG2993
PronunciationLaodíkeia
What does Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia) mean in the Bible?
Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia) is a Greek word meaning "Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2993?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Laodicea (6).
Where does Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 2:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (4), Revelation (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItLaodicea6×Colossians 2:1, Colossians 4:13, Colossians 4:15, Colossians 4:16
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Colossians 2:1ΛαοδικείᾳtoLaodiceaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularColossians 4:13ΛαοδικείᾳtoLaodiceaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularColossians 4:15ΛαοδικείᾳtoLaodiceaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularColossians 4:16ΛαοδικείαςtoLaodiceaNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularRevelation 1:11ΛαοδίκειανtoLaodiceaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 3:14ΛαοδικείᾳtoLaodiceaNoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowColossians 2:1
Aligned rows6
Books represented2
Colossians4Revelation2
Source forms
Λαοδικείᾳ4xLaodikeiaColossians 2:1, Colossians 4:13, Colossians 4:15, Revelation 3:14
Λαοδίκειαν1xLaodikeianRevelation 1:11
Λαοδικείας1xLaodikeiasColossians 4:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular4xColossians 2:1, Colossians 4:13, Colossians 4:15, Revelation 3:14
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xRevelation 1:11
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xColossians 4:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor
Strong'sG2993
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor
Extended definition
:--Laodicea.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 2:1Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Λαοδικείᾳ,laodikeia
Laodicea
Read verseColossians 4:13Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Λαοδικείᾳlaodikeia
Laodicea
Read verseColossians 4:15Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Λαοδικείᾳlaodikeia
Laodicea
Read verseColossians 4:16Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Λαοδικείαςlaodikeiav
Laodicea
Read verseRevelation 1:11Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Λαοδίκειαν.laodikeian
Laodicea
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternDative (4)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineCol 4:161×
Dative · Singular · FeminineCol 2:1 · Col 4:13 · Col 4:15 · Rev 3:144×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRev 1:111×
Word Origins
Λαοδίκεια is built from these roots: