How many times is Antioch mentioned in the Bible?
The word Antioch appears 19 times in the King James Version, in 18 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Antioch 19 times.
Antioch in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Antioch counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Antioch | 19 | 19 |
| Total | 19 | 19 |
What the name Antioch means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Antioch as "speedy as a chariot".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Antioch
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
The verse that uses it most is Acts 11:26, 2 times:
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
Common questions
How many times is Antioch in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 19 uses are in the Old Testament and 19 in the New Testament. Antioch appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (17), then Galatians (1) and 2 Timothy (1).
Where is Antioch first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Acts 6:5: "And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:" The last is 2 Timothy 3:11.
What does the name Antioch mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Antioch as "speedy as a chariot".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.