Word: Antioceia

Pronounce: an-tee-okh'-i-ah

Strongs Number: G490

Orig: from Antiochus (a Syrian king); Antiochia, a place in Syria:--Antioch.

Use: Noun Location

Heb Strong:

Antioch =' driven against"

1) Capital of Syria, situated on the river Orontes, founded by Seleucus Nicanor in 300 B.C. and named in honour of his father, Antiochus. Many Greek-Jews lived there and it was here that the followers of Christ were first called Christians.
2) A city in Pisidia on the borders Phrygia, founded by Seleucus Nicanor. Under the Romans it became a "colonia" and was also called Caesarea