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Derbe

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(sting). A city of Lycaonia in Asia Minor (Acts 14:20; 20:4²⁰Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. (Acts 14:20)
⁴And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. (Acts 20:4)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City of Lycaonia, in Asia Minor, visited by Paul and Barnabas (Acts 14:6, 20⁶They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: (Acts 14:6)
²⁰Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. (Acts 14:20); Acts 16:1¹Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: (Acts 16:1); Acts 20:4⁴And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. (Acts 20:4)). It is twice mentioned with Lystra, and is placed on the maps to the east of that city. It has recently been identified with Ambarrarasi, west of Eregli.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

1191 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Δέρβη

Transliteration:

Derbe

Phonic:

der-bay’

Meaning:

of foreign origin; Derbe, a place in Asia Minor

KJV Usage:

Derbe

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

tanner: treader of skin : coverer with skin

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Juniper; prickly; a sting:―a town in Lycaonia, Acts 14:6. {Iuniperus; spinosus}