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  2. Ancient Corinth - Wikipedia

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    Corinth (/ ˈ k ɒr ɪ n θ / KORR-inth; Ancient Greek: Κόρινθος Kórinthos; Doric Greek: Ϙόρινθος Qórinthos; Latin: Corinthus) was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.

  3. Sosthenes - Wikipedia

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    Sosthenes. Sosthenes / ˈ s ɒ s θ ə. n iː z / (Greek: Σωσθένης, Sōsthénēs, "safe in strength") was the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governor, when Gallio refused to proceed against Paul at the instigation of the Jews (Acts 18:12–17).

  4. First Epistle to the Corinthians - Wikipedia

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    Despite the attributed title "1 Corinthians", this letter was not the first written by Paul to the church in Corinth, only the first canonical letter. 1 Corinthians is the second known letter of four from Paul to the church in Corinth, as evidenced by Paul's mention of his previous letter in 1 Corinthians 5:9. [26]

  5. Corinth - Wikipedia

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    Corinth (/ ˈ k ɒr ɪ n θ / KORR-inth; Greek: Κόρινθος, romanized: Kórinthos, Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈkorinθos]) is a municipality in Corinthia in Greece. The successor to the ancient city of Corinth , it is a former municipality in Corinthia , Peloponnese , which is located in south-central Greece .

  6. Sisyphus - Wikipedia

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    Sisyphus was the founder and first king of Ephyra (supposedly the original name of Corinth). [8] According to Pausanias , Sisyphus, as king, founded the Isthmian games in honour of Melicertes , whose dead body was found washed up along the Isthmus of Corinth , having been carried to shore by a dolphin. [ 13 ]

  7. Fortunatus (New Testament person) - Wikipedia

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    Fortunatus was a disciple from Corinth, of Roman birth or origin, as his name indicates, who visited Paul at Ephesus, most probably with contributions; [2] and returned, along with Stephanus and Achaicus, in charge of that apostle's first Epistle to the Corinthian Church.

  8. This is the right way to pronounce Cannes - AOL

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    The correct way to say the French town includes dropping, well, basically everything: The "c" in the beginning turns into a "k" and the "s" at the end is silent. Some say that "a" becomes an "e ...

  9. Corinthian - Wikipedia

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    A demonym relating to the ancient city-state of Corinth; A demonym relating to the modern-day port of Corinth or the regional unit of Corinthia in Greece; Corinthian order, a classical order of ancient Greek and Roman architecture; Residents or people from the town of Corinth (town), New York; The League of Corinth, a federation of ancient ...