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Πέργη
Pergē
G4011
N:N-F-L Greek

Perga

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Perge is a place named as a destination, point of departure, and setting for speech in Acts.

The term consistently identifies a place within travel and activity narratives: travelers come to it, pass through from it, and speak there before going elsewhere.

Senses in use

  1. Place in travel and activity accounts · dominant

    In Acts 13:13, the accusative singular form occurs in the clause the APB renders "came to Perga of Pamphylia." In Acts 13:14, the genitive singular form marks the point from which they passed through, while Acts 14:25 uses the dative singular form where the APB renders "After speaking the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Perga" in arrival, departure, and location clauses across the three verses. Its English prepositions reflect the clauses rather than independently defining the term.

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