pergamum in English

noun
1
a city in ancient Mysia, in western Asia Minor, north of Izmir, capital in the 3rd and 2nd centuries bc of the Attalid dynasty. It was famed for its cultural institutions, especially its library, which was second only to that at Alexandria.

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1. Pergamum

2. Altar of Zeus in Pergamum.

3. To the Angel of Pergamum

4. Antiochis(?) (Princess) of PERGAMUM

5. An altar to an unknown god, Pergamum ruins, Turkey

6. Base of the altar of Zeus in Pergamum.

7. 18 In Pergamum there was an altar dedicated to Zeus.

8. This altar in Pergamum was apparently dedicated “to unknown gods”

9. 17 Both commendation and correction were given to the congregation in Pergamum.

10. The Attalid kings established their capital, Pergamum, as a leading cultural centre of the Greek world

11. Situated about 50 miles [80 km] north of Smyrna, Pergamum was a city steeped in pagan religion.

12. 24 It is wise to remember that the Pergamum congregation was endangered by apostates.

13. • Reflecting on the situation in the congregation in Pergamum, how should we view apostate thinking?

14. Definition of Attalid : a member of a Hellenistic dynasty that ruled Pergamum from about 283 to 133 b.c.

15. One was found in Pergamum with the inscription written in Greek, as would have been the case in Athens.

16. Jesus’ giving “a white pebble” to the Christians in Pergamum would indicate that he adjudges them innocent, pure, and clean.

17. This expansion of Macedonian influence created alarm in a number of neighbouring states, including Pergamum and Rhodes.

18. The original Attalid territory around Pergamum (Mysia) was greatly expanded by 188 bce with the addition of Lydia (excluding most Greek coastal cities), part of Phrygia, Lycaonia, and Pisidia (from 183 bce), all former Seleucid territories

19. Pergamum existed at least from the 5th century bce, but it became important only in the Hellenistic Age (323–30 bce), when it served as the residence of the Attalid dynasty.

20. These letters, to congregations in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea, reveal that Christians in this part of Asia Minor were then facing various dangers, such as immorality, sectarianism, and apostasy. —Revelation 1:9, 11; 2:14, 15, 20.

21. Noun A member of a Hellenistic dynasty centered on the city of Pergamum in Asia Minor and named after Attalus I (reigned 241–197 BC), which flourished in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. ‘It developed into a major power during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC under the Attalid dynasty.’