Original: Συράκουσαι

Transliteration: Syrákousai

Phonetic: soo-rak'-oo-sahee

Short Definition: Syracuse

- Original: Συράκουσαι

- Transliteration: Surakousai

- Phonetic: soo-rak'-oo-sahee

- Definition: Syracuse = "a Syrian hearing"

1. a large maritime city of Sicily, having an excellent harbour and surrounded by a 14 mile (23 km) wall

- Origin: plural of uncertain derivation

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Location

- Strong's: Plural of uncertain derivation; Syracusae the capital of Sicily: - Syracuse.