Bithunia names the place listed among dispersed recipients and the destination the travelers tried to enter.

The two occurrences use the noun as a place name: it appears in a list of regions associated with dispersed recipients in 1 Peter 1:1 and as the destination the travelers attempted to enter in Acts 16:7.

1. Place named in a regional list and travel route · dominant

   In 1 Peter 1:1, the genitive singular form occurs within the list of places connected with the dispersion; the APB renders the list ending with “Asia, and Bithynia.” In Acts 16:7, the accusative singular form marks the place the group attempted to enter; the APB renders “they attempted to go into Bithynia.”

   1 Peter 1:1Acts 16:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Bithynia” in both verses: as the final place in a regional list in 1 Peter 1:1 and as a destination after “go into” in Acts 16:7. The verse is read as a whole.