COS

kos (Kos, "summit"; the King James Version Coos): An island off the coast of Caria, Asia Minor, one of the Sporades, mountainous in the southern half, with ridges extending to a height of 2,500 ft.; identified with the modern Stanchio. It was famous in antiquity for excellent wine, amphorae, wheat, ointments, silk and other clothing (Coae vestes). The capital was also called Cos. It possessed a famous hospital and medical school, and was the birthplace of Hippocrates (the father of medicine), of Ptolemy Philadelphus, and of the celebrated painter Apelles. The large plane tree in the center of the town (over 2,000 years old) is called "the tree of Hippocrates" to this day. The older capital, Astypalaea, was in the western part of the island, the later (since 366 B.C.) in the eastern part. From almost every point can be seen beautiful landscapes and picturesque views of sea and land and mountain.

Cos was one of the six Dorian colonies. It soon became a flourishing place of commerce and industry; later, like Corinth, it was one of the Jewish centers of the Aegean, as well as one of the financial centers of the commercial world in the eastern Mediterranean. Among the benefactors of the people of Cos was Herod the Great. It is mentioned in connection with Paul's third missionary journey in Acts 21:1, and in its relations with the Jews in 1 Maccabees 15:23; Ant, XIV, vii, 2; x, 15; BJ, I, xxi. 11. For a list of works on the island see Paton-Hicks, Inscriptions of Cos, ix.

J. E. Harry

2972. Kos -- Cos, an island in the Aegean Sea
... Cos, an island in the Aegean Sea. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
Kos Phonetic Spelling: (koce) Short Definition: Cos Definition: Cos, an island ...
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2834. Knidos -- Cnidus, a city on the SW coast of Asia Minor
... Knidos Phonetic Spelling: (knee'-dos) Short Definition: Cnidus Definition: Cnidus,
a town on the coast of Caria (south-west Asia Minor) near the island of Cos. ...
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Letter cxiii. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... Faith.) Letter CXIII. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
Leo, bishop of Rome, to Julian, bishop of Cos. I. After ...
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Letter cxlvii. To Julian, Bishop of Cos, and Aetius, the Presbyter ...
... Letter CXLVII. To Julian, Bishop of Cos, and Aetius, the Presbyter. To Julian,
Bishop of Cos, and Aetius, the Presbyter. (Charging ...
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Letter cxliv. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... and care for the Faith.) Letter CXLIV. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian,
Bishop of Cos. (Speaking of rumours which have reached ...
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Letter clii. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... CLII. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. (Charging him to
see that the preceding letters reach their destination.). ...
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Letter cvii. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... care for the Faith.) Letter CVII. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian, Bishop
of Cos. (Expostulating with him for putting personal ...
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Letter cxl. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. (Now that Dioscorus is
dead, the peace of the Church will be more easily restored.). ...
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Letter cxvii. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. Leo to Julian the bishop. I.
He wishes his assent to the acts of Chalcedon to be widely known. ...
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Letter xxxiv. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... Letter XXXIV. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. Leo, the
bishop, to Julian, the bishop, his well-beloved brother. ...
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Letter cxxvii. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... and care for the Faith.) Letter CXXVII. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian,
Bishop of Cos. (About (1) affairs in Palestine, (2) a ...
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Letter Xcii. To Julian, Bishop of Cos.
... Letter XCII. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. To Julian, Bishop of Cos. (Asking
him to act as one of his representatives at the Synod.). ...
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Cos (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia COS. kos (Kos, "summit"; the King ... clothing
(Coae vestes). The capital was also called Cos. It possessed ...
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Rhodes (2 Occurrences)
... Lindus, Ialysus and Camirus formed with Cos, Cnidus and Halicarnassus the so-called
Dorian Hexapolis (Six Cities), the center of which was the temple of the ...
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Coos (1 Occurrence)
... (written Cos in the RV), a small island, one of the Sporades in the Aegean Sea,
in the north-west of Rhodes, off the coast of Caria. ... COOS. ko'-os. See COS. ...
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Halicarnassus
... Halikarnassos): The largest and strongest city of the ancient country of Caria in
Asia Minor, situated on the shore of a bay, 15 miles from the island of Cos. ...
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Ourselves (129 Occurrences)
... Acts 21:1 When, at last, we had torn ourselves away and had set sail, we ran in
a straight course to Cos; the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. ...
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Torn (100 Occurrences)
... Acts 21:1 When, at last, we had torn ourselves away and had set sail, we ran in
a straight course to Cos; the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. ...
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Direct (58 Occurrences)
... Acts 21:1 And when, having got away from them, we at last sailed away, we came by
a direct course to Cos, and on the morrow to Rhodes, and thence to Patara. ...
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Parting (27 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 21:1 And after parting from them, we put out to sea and came straight
to Cos, and the day after to Rhodes, and from there to Patara: (BBE). ...
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Patara (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 21:1 When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came
with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to ...
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Parted (67 Occurrences)
... Acts 21:1 When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came
with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to ...
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Cos (1 Occurrence)

Acts 21:1 When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Cos

Cos or Coos

Rhodes (2 Occurrences)

Coos (1 Occurrence)

Halicarnassus

Ourselves (129 Occurrences)

Torn (100 Occurrences)

Direct (58 Occurrences)

Parting (27 Occurrences)

Patara (1 Occurrence)

Parted (67 Occurrences)

Ptolemy

Cosam (1 Occurrence)

Corslets (1 Occurrence)

Asia (22 Occurrences)

Sailed (28 Occurrences)

Samos (1 Occurrence)

Sail (32 Occurrences)

Ran (100 Occurrences)

Morrow (113 Occurrences)

Course (87 Occurrences)

Straight (196 Occurrences)

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