STRONGS NUMBER G2747


Word Summary
Kenchreai: Cenchrea, a port of Corinth
Original Word: Κεγχρεαί
Transliteration: Kenchreai
Phonetic Spelling: (keng-khreh-a'-hee)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: Cenchrea, a port of Corinth
Meaning: Cenchrea -- a port of Corinth
Strong's Concordance
Cencrea.

Probably from kegchros (millet); Cenchreae, a port of Corinth -- Cencrea.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2747: Κεγχρεαί

Κεγχρεαί (T WH Κενχρεαί (cf. WH's Appendix, p. 150)), Κεγχρεων, αἱ, Cenchreae or Kenchreae, a port of Corinth, about 60 (70; Strabo (as below)) stadia from the city, on the eastern side of the isthmus, the emporium of its trade with Asia (Strabo 8, p. 380): Acts 18:18; Romans 16:1. (It still retains the ancient name; cf. B. D. American edition, under the word; Lewin, St. Paul, i. 299f.)

STRONGS NT 2747: Κενχρεαί [Κενχρεαί, see Κεγχρεαί.]