Atlas Biblica

    place · also Ephesian

    Ephesus

    Ἔφεσος

    Ephesus, a major city in Asia Minor, was an important center for early Christianity and the recipient of one of Paul's epistles.

    Where the story of Ephesus happensEphesus, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Ephesus, Miletus. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.EphesusMiletus
    Ephesus, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    22
    first named
    Acts 18:19
    last named
    2 Timothy 4:12
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    37.94°N · 27.34°E
    settlement37.94°N · 27.34°E

    Ephesus (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Ephesus in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ephesus was an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). It was one of the largest and most important cities in the Roman province of Asia and played a significant role in the early spread of Christianity.

    The apostle Paul visited Ephesus during his second and third missionary journeys (Act.18.19-21; 19:1-41). During his third journey, Paul stayed in Ephesus for over two years, preaching the gospel and establishing a strong Christian community (Act.19.8-10). Many Ephesians turned from their pagan practices and embraced the faith, which led to a decline in the sale of silver shrines of the goddess Artemis (Diana), causing a riot instigated by the silversmiths (Act.19.23-41).

    Paul later wrote the Epistle to the Ephesians, one of his prison epistles, to strengthen and encourage the believers in Ephesus (Ephesians 1:1). In this letter, Paul expounds on the nature of the church, the unity of believers in Christ, and the importance of living a life worthy of the calling they had received.

    Ephesus was also one of the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation (Revelation 1:11; 2:1-7). In the message to the church in Ephesus, the risen Christ commends their hard work and perseverance but admonishes them for having forsaken their first love and calls them to repent and return to their former devotion.

    The city was famous for its Temple of Artemis (Diana), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Act.19.35). It was also an important center of learning, with a renowned library. Today, the ruins of Ephesus, including the remains of the theater where the riot took place (Act.19.29), are a popular tourist attraction and a testament to the city's rich history and its role in the early Christian church.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 1 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 22, across 6 books. The name is written 23 times in them.

    1. Acts12 verses

      18:1918:2118:2419:119:1719:2619:2819:3419:3520:1620:1721:29

    2. 1 Corinthians2 verses

      15:3216:8

    3. Ephesians2 verses

      1:16:24

    4. 1 Timothy1 verse

      1:3

    5. 2 Timothy3 verses

      1:184:124:22

    6. Revelation2 verses

      1:112:1

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Paul’s sailing and Timothy, Certain Men, and Paul’s command of Ephesus and False DoctrinePaulApostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistlesvia Timothy, Certain Men, and Paul’s command of Ephesus and False DoctrineCommandCommand is a concept gathering 130 labelled instances in the text.via Timothy, Certain Men, and Paul’s command of Ephesus and False DoctrineInstructionInstruction is a concept gathering 46 labelled instances in the text.via Timothy, Certain Men, and Paul’s command of Ephesus and False DoctrineTimothyPaul's young disciple and co-workervia Paul’s sailingAquilaJewish Christian tentmaker, co-worker with Paulvia Paul’s sailingPriscillaEarly Christian teacher; wife of Aquilavia Paul’s sailingSailingSailing is a concept gathering 15 labelled instances in the text.via Paul’s sailingSyriaAncient region north of Israel, often in conflict

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on