Pamphylia

American  

[pam-fil-ee-uh] / pæmˈfɪl i ə /

noun

1. an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.

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Pamphylia British  

/ pæmˈfɪlɪə /

noun

1. an area on the S coast of ancient Asia Minor

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Example Sentences

That "small, dark woman" who wrote immortal lyrics and counted among her disciples such famous singers as Erinna of Telos and Damophyla of Pamphylia, was, after her death, grossly calumniated by the ribald writers of Athenian comedy.

From Project Gutenberg

St. Barnabas was very willing to go; but now a dispute arose, which caused the separation of these two Apostles; for "Barnabas determined to take with them Mark," his nephew; "but Paul thought not good to take with them" one who had left them on their first journey as soon as they landed in Pamphylia; "and went not with them to the work," of preaching to the Gentiles in Asia Minor.

From Project Gutenberg

St. Paul and his company then journeyed through Pisidia and Pamphylia: "and when they had preached the word in Perga," the chief city in Pamphylia, "they went down into Attalia," a sea-port to the S. W. of Perga, "and thence sailed to Antioch," in Syria.

From Project Gutenberg

From Paphos they sailed to Perga, in Pamphylia, a country in the southern part of Asia Minor.

From Project Gutenberg

The writer includes other people besides Jews from every nation, and says: "Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded;" and among these were "Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia"—people from "Phrygia, Pamphylia, Cretans and Arabians"—and all heard spoken the language of their native countries.

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