How many times is Cilicia mentioned in the Bible?
The word Cilicia appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Cilicia 8 times.
Cilicia in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Cilicia counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Cilicia | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 8 | 8 |
What the name Cilicia means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Cilicia as "which rolls or overturns".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
First and last mention of Cilicia
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
Common questions
How many times is Cilicia in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 8 uses are in the Old Testament and 8 in the New Testament. Cilicia appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (7), then Galatians (1).
Where is Cilicia first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Acts 6:9: "Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen." The last is Galatians 1:21.
What does the name Cilicia mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Cilicia as "which rolls or overturns".
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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 2026-10-24.