- Transliteration: Antiocheia

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

- Definition: 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

- Origin: from Antiochus (a Syrian king)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Location

- Strong's: From Ἀντίοχος Antiochos (a Syrian king); Antiochia a place in Syria: - Antioch.