单词 | proconsular asia |
释义 | > as lemmasproconsular Asia a. proconsular Asia: the Roman province of Asia, including the districts of Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and Phrygia, the western part of Asia Minor; the ‘Asia’ of the New Testament. ΚΠ 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. Pref. 2 Other profound Clerks of late greatly, as they conceive, to the advancement of Prelaty, are so earnestly meting out the Lydian proconsular Asia, to make good the prime metropolis of Ephesus. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Acts xix. 10 The Gospel was spread through all Asia proconsular. 1702 A. Campbell Queries to Presbyterians Scotl. vi. 42 The Lydian or Proconsular Asia. 1766 J. Fleetwood Life Jesus Christ 375/1 The Jews and proselytes of the whole proconsular Asia had an opportunity of hearing the glad tidings of salvation. 1878 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 16 May Come and hear the Doctor's exposition and application of the letters to the seven churches of Proconsular Asia. 1932 Eng. Hist. Rev. 47 291 The mints of Lugdunum and proconsular Asia, which had lingered on into the 80's, were apparently extinct by the coming of the 90's. 2002 Church Times 8 Mar. 17/3 It must have been terrifying to hear the Apocalypse read out for the first time, at worship in one of those seven little churches of Roman proconsular Asia. < as lemmas |
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