G221

Ἀλεξανδρεὺς Betacode: *)ALECANDREU\S2
al-ex-and-reuce’
Part of Speech: {N-NSM}
MLV/Definition: Alexandria^
(In 331 BC, Alexander the Great, on his way to visit the Oracle of Amon seeking divine honors, stopped at the West extremity of the Delta at the isle of Pharos the landing-place of Odysseus (Od. iv.35) His keen eye noted the strategic possibilities of the site occupied by the little Egyptian village of Rhacotis, and his decision was immediate to erect here, where it would command the gateway to the richest domain of his empire, a glorious city to be called by his own name. ISBE)
Etymology: {from Alexandreia, the city}
All Compounds: G222
Greek Concordance: ( 2 ) Act_6:9, Act_18:24,
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KJV: Alexandrian 1, born at Alexander + 1085 1 TR: 2