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Galatia

Galatia

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An ancient region in central Turkey where Celtic people lived and later became part of the Roman Empire
  • proper noun
translation icon : Galacia
  • In his letters, Paul addressed the believers in Galatia to provide guidance and encouragement.

Examples

  • Missionaries whom Paul did not approve visited Galatia sometime after Paul founded churches there.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Many historians study the cultural impact of Galatia on early Christian communities.

  • This is exactly the problem going on in Galatia.

    Blog text (25)

  • Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also.

    Blog text (6)

  • He says in his epistle to the Church in Galatia, "For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism.

    Blog text (12)

  • 9 And, curiously, perhaps also unsighted: it has been suggested that, like many people in southern Galatia, Paul suffered from an acute form of conjunctivitis.

    Academic text (1991)

  • And you better get out your evangelical scissors and cut out the portion in the New Testament where St. Paul admonishes the Church at Galatia.

    Blog text (31)

  • The ancient region of Galatia was known for its Celtic tribes and later became part of the Roman Empire.

Surface Forms

Galatia main

Etymology

Galatia comes from the Greek name Galatai, their word for the 'Gauls' and the same root as the English word Gaul. So Galatia means 'land of the Gauls', which is why it names that ancient region in what is now Turkey.