Asia is a proper name used for a named setting, its inhabitants, and assemblies addressed in the cited verses.

The term functions as a proper name in references to a named setting: it appears among named places, identifies collective inhabitants and assemblies, and marks the setting of events and addresses.

1. Proper name in settings and collective references · dominant

   In Acts 2:9, the accusative singular form appears within a list of named places. In Acts 19:27, the nominative singular form occurs in the clause the APB renders "which all Asia and the world worship," while Revelation 1:4 addresses "the seven assemblies in Asia."

   Acts 2:9Acts 19:27Revelation 1:4Acts 19:26Acts 20:182 Timothy 1:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the name as "Asia" across the supplied verses, including lists of places, collective expressions such as "all Asia," and assemblies located there. Its wording does not independently define the term.