Salamis
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Sal·a·mis 
[sal-uh-mis; Gk. sah-lah-mees] Pronunciation Key
[sal-uh-mis; Gk. sah-lah-mees] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | an island off the SE coast of Greece, W of Athens, in the Gulf of Aegina: Greeks defeated Persians in a naval battle 480 b.c. 20,000; 39 sq. mi. (101 sq. km). |
| 2. | an ancient city on Cyprus, in the E Mediterranean: the apostle Paul made his first missionary journey to Salamis. Acts 13:5. |
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| sa·la·mi
(sə-lä'mē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. sa·la·mis Any of various highly spiced and salted sausages, made from beef or a mixture of pork and beef. [Italian, pl. of salame, salami, from Vulgar Latin *salāmen, from *salāre, to salt, from Latin sāl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Sal·a·mis 1
(sāl'ə-mĭs, sä'lä-mēs') Pronunciation Key
An island of Greece in the Saronic Gulf east of Athens. In an important naval battle off the island's northeast coast the Greeks, led by Themistocles, defeated the Persian fleet in 480 B.C. |
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| Sal·a·mis 2
(sāl'ə-mĭs, sä'lä-mēs') Pronunciation Key
An ancient city of eastern Cyprus. According to tradition, it was founded c. 1180 B.C. by Teucer, a hero of the Trojan War, and was visited by Saint Paul during his first missionary journey. The city was abandoned after A.D. 648. |
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Salamis
a city on the south-east coast of Cyprus (Acts 13:5), where Saul and Barnabas, on their first missionary journey, preached the word in one of the Jewish synagogues, of which there seem to have been several in that place. It is now called Famagusta.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Salamis
Salamis, shaken; test; beaten
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