"a forum, marketplace; Φόρον Ἀππίου, Forum Appii, the name of a small town on the Appian way, according to Antoninus, forty-three Roman miles from Rome, or about forty English miles, Acts 28:15*"
Definition and meaning
a forum, marketplace; Φόρον Ἀππίου, Forum Appii, the name of a small town on the Appian way, according to Antoninus, forty-three Roman miles from Rome, or about forty English miles, Acts 28:15*
In the original Greek the word is written: φόρον
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
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 phoron (G5410) across the King James Bible.
And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
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Common questions
Strong's G5410 (phoron) is a Greek word that means: a forum, marketplace; Φόρον Ἀππίου, Forum Appii, the name of a small town on the Appian way, according to Antoninus, forty-three Roman miles from Rome, or about forty English miles, Acts 28:15* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word phoron (G5410) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5410 is phoron, a Greek word defined as: a forum, marketplace; Φόρον Ἀππίου, Forum Appii, the name of a small town on the Appian way, according to Antoninus, forty-three Roman miles from Rome. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
phoron is a Greek word found in the New Testament.