"Caesarea (1) Caesarea Philippi, Mt. 16:13; Mk. 8:27; (2) Caesarea Augusta, Acts 8:40"
Definition and meaning
Caesarea (1) Caesarea Philippi, Mt. 16:13; Mk. 8:27; (2) Caesarea Augusta, Acts 8:40
In the original Greek the word is written: Καισάρεια
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kaisareia (G2542) across the King James Bible.
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
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Common questions
Strong's G2542 (kaisareia) is a Greek word that means: Caesarea (1) Caesarea Philippi, Mt. 16:13; Mk. 8:27; (2) Caesarea Augusta, Acts 8:40 It appears 17 times in the King James Bible.
The word kaisareia (G2542) appears 17 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2542 is kaisareia, a Greek word defined as: Caesarea (1) Caesarea Philippi, Mt. 16:13; Mk. 8:27; (2) Caesarea Augusta, Acts 8:40. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kaisareia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.