5184. Turos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Turos: Tyre

Original Word: Τύρος
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Turos
Pronunciation: TOO-ros
Phonetic Spelling: (too'-ros)
Definition: Tyre
Meaning: Tyre, an ancient city, the capital of Phoenicia.

Word Origin: Derived from the Phoenician word "ṣūr," meaning "rock."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6865 (צֹר, Tsor): Refers to the city of Tyre in the Old Testament, often mentioned in the context of its wealth and eventual judgment by God.

Usage: Tyre is a significant ancient city located on the Mediterranean coast, known for its wealth and trade. In the New Testament, Tyre is mentioned as a place where Jesus visited and performed miracles. It is often used symbolically to represent pride and materialism due to its historical prosperity and eventual downfall.

Cultural and Historical Background: Tyre was a major Phoenician port city renowned for its production of purple dye and as a center of commerce and trade in the ancient world. It was a powerful city-state with strong maritime capabilities. Historically, Tyre was besieged by several empires, including the Babylonians and Alexander the Great, which led to its decline. The city is often associated with wealth and pride in biblical literature, serving as a cautionary tale of the consequences of hubris.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin, cf. Tsor
Definition
Tyre, a city of Phoenicia
NASB Translation
Tyre (11).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5184: Τύρος

Τύρος, Τύρου, (Hebrew צור or צֹר; from Aramaic טוּר, a rock), Tyre, a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean, very ancient, large, splendid, flourishing in commerce, and powerful by land and sea. In the time of Christ and the apostles it was subject to the Romans, but continued to possess considerable wealth and prosperity down to A.D. 1291. It is at present an obscure little place containing some five thousand inhabitants, part Mohammedans part Christians, with a few Jews (cf. Bädeker's Palestine, p. 425f; (Murray's, op. cit., p. 370f)). It is mentioned Acts 21:3, 7, and (in company with Sidon) in Matthew 11:21; Matthew 15:21; Luke 6:17; Luke 10:13; Mark 3:8; Mark 7:24 (where T omits; Tr marginal reading WH brackets καί Σιδῶνος), 31. (BB. DD.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Tyre.

Of Hebrew origin (Tsor): Tyrus (i.e. Tsor), a place in Palestine -- Tyre.

see HEBREW Tsor

Forms and Transliterations
ετυρώθη ετύρωσας τετυρωμένα τετυρωμένον Τυρον Τύρον Τυρου Τύρου Τυρω τυρώ Τύρῳ Turo Turō Turon Turou Tyro Tyrō Týroi Týrōi Tyron Týron Tyrou Týrou
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 11:21 N-DFS
GRK: εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι
NAS: had occurred in Tyre and Sidon
KJV: had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
INT: if in Tyre and Sidon

Matthew 11:22 N-DFS
GRK: λέγω ὑμῖν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι
NAS: to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
KJV: more tolerable for Tyre and
INT: I say to you For Tyre and Sidon

Matthew 15:21 N-GFS
GRK: τὰ μέρη Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος
NAS: into the district of Tyre and Sidon.
KJV: into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
INT: the district of Tyre and Sidon

Mark 3:8 N-AFS
GRK: καὶ περὶ Τύρον καὶ Σιδῶνα
NAS: and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon,
KJV: and they about Tyre and Sidon,
INT: and around Tyre and Sidon

Mark 7:24 N-GFS
GRK: τὰ ὅρια Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος
NAS: to the region of Tyre . And when He had entered
KJV: into the borders of Tyre and Sidon,
INT: the region of Tyre and Sidon

Mark 7:31 N-GFS
GRK: τῶν ὁρίων Τύρου ἦλθεν διὰ
NAS: out from the region of Tyre, and came
KJV: from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon,
INT: the region of Tyre he came through

Luke 6:17 N-GFS
GRK: τῆς παραλίου Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος
NAS: and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,
KJV: from the sea coast of Tyre and
INT: the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon

Luke 10:13 N-DFS
GRK: εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι
NAS: had been performed in Tyre and Sidon
KJV: had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
INT: if in Tyre and Sidon

Luke 10:14 N-DFS
GRK: πλὴν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι
NAS: But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
KJV: more tolerable for Tyre and
INT: But for Tyre and Sidon

Acts 21:3 N-AFS
GRK: κατήλθομεν εἰς Τύρον ἐκεῖσε γὰρ
NAS: and landed at Tyre; for there
KJV: landed at Tyre: for there
INT: landed at Tyre there indeed

Acts 21:7 N-GFS
GRK: διανύσαντες ἀπὸ Τύρου κατηντήσαμεν εἰς
NAS: the voyage from Tyre, we arrived
KJV: [our] course from Tyre, we came to
INT: having completed from Tyre arrived at

Strong's Greek 5184
11 Occurrences


Τύρῳ — 4 Occ.
Τύρον — 2 Occ.
Τύρου — 5 Occ.

















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