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Chi⋅os

[kahy-os, -ohs, kee-; Gk. khee-aws]
–noun
1. a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 53,942; 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
2. a seaport on and the capital of this island. 52,487.
Greek, Khios.
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Chi·os   (kī'ŏs', -ōs', kē'-, KHē'ôs)   
An island of Greece in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey. It was noted in antiquity for its school of epic poets.
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Chios

mentioned in Acts 20:15, an island in the Aegean Sea, about 5 miles distant from the mainland, having a roadstead, in the shelter of which Paul and his companions anchored for a night when on his third missionary return journey. It is now called Scio.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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