Tarsos is used as a place name, marking a destination or the place of Saul's birth.

The attested forms identify a place: it is a destination in Acts 9:30 and Acts 11:25, and the place of Saul's birth in Acts 22:3.

1. Place named as destination or birthplace · dominant

   The accusative singular forms occur after movement toward the place: in Acts 9:30 the APB renders that Saul was sent "on to Tarsus," and in Acts 11:25 it renders that someone went out "to Tarsus" to search for Saul. The dative singular form in Acts 22:3 occurs in the statement of Saul's birth; the APB renders him as "born in Tarsus of Cilicia."

   Acts 9:30Acts 11:25Acts 22:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the name as "Tarsus" in travel statements and in the statement that Saul was "born in Tarsus of Cilicia." The verse is read as a whole, but these clauses consistently present the term as a place name.