Colossae or
Colosse, a city of
Phrygia, on the
Lycus, which is a
tributary of the
Maeander[?]. It was about 12 miles above
Laodicea[?],
and near the great road from
Ephesus to the
Euphrates, and was
consequently of some mercantile importance. It does not appear
that Paul had visited this city when he wrote his letter to the
church there (Col. 1:2). He expresses in his letter to
Philemon
(ver. 1:22) his hope to visit it on being delivered from his
imprisonment. From Col. 1:7; 4:12 it has been concluded that
Epaphras[?] was the founder of the
Colossian church[?]. This town
afterwards fell into decay, and the modern town of
Chonas[?] or
Chonum[?] occupies a site near its ruins.
Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed
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