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  1. daf'-ne (Daphne, "bay-tree"): A suburb of Antioch on the Orontes, according to Strabo and the Jerusalem itinerary, about 40 furlongs, or 5 miles distant. It is identified with Beit el-Ma' on the left bank of the river, to the Southwest of the city. Here were the famous grove and sanctuary of Apollo.

  2. A park or pleasure resort in a suburb of Syrian Antioch, consecrated by Seleucus I to the royal gods and esp. to Apollo (Apoc., 2 Macc 4:33).

  3. Apollos » Facts concerning » A converted jew, eloquent, fervent, mighty in the scriptures. Acts 18:24-25. Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures.

  4. Daph'ne (Δάφνη, the laurel; so called from the verdure of the place, or because this tree was sacred to Apollo), the name of several localities mentioned in later writers. 1. A celebrated grove and sanctuary of Apollo near Antioch (q.v.), in Syria.

  5. Jul 9, 2018 · The famous pleasure grounds of Daphne were located on the outskirts of the city, including a temple dedicated to the Greek god Apollo. This was known worldwide as a place of artistic beauty and perpetual vice.

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  6. A suburb of Antioch on the Orontes, according to Strabo and the Jerusalem itinerary, about 40 furlongs, or 5 miles distant. It is identified with Beit el-Ma' on the left bank of the river, to the Southwest of the city. Here were the famous grove and sanctuary of Apollo.

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  8. Daphne. daf´nē̇ ( Δάφνη , Dáphnē , "bay-tree"): A suburb of Antioch on the Orontes, according to Strabo and the Jerusalem itinerary, about 40 furlongs, or 5 miles distant. It is identified with Beit el - Mā ) on the left bank of the river, to the Southwest of the city.

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