G3974GreekPáphoy

Πάφου

paphus, a place in cyprus

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Old Testament
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New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1a maritime city on the west end of cyprus, with a harbor

Etymology & Derivation

of uncertain derivation

Scholarly Notes

it was the residence of a roman proconsul. old paphos was noted for the worship and shrine of venus (aphrodite) and lay some 7 miles (10 km) to the south-east of it.