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Iconium

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A city in Asia Minor visited by Paul and Barnabas, where they faced both acceptance and persecution.

Detailed Definition
Iconium (Acts 14) exemplifies the mixed reception of the Gospel. In poetry, it symbolizes the tension between belief and hostility, the courage of proclamation, and the fragile birth of faith in pluralistic urban centers.
Example
Example in poetry:
Iconium—city where Paul preached—inspires missionary poetry: “In Iconium, they stoned Paul, but the church grew”; A modern poem: “My Iconium is the place where rejection births resilience”; In a sonnet on perseverance: “Iconium’s stones became seeds”; Historical verse: “Blessed Iconium, where Jews and Greeks heard the same gospel.”
Additional Notes
Iconium (Acts 13–14) was a city where Paul and Barnabas experienced both enthusiastic reception and violent rejection, reflecting the polarized response to the gospel. In poetry, Iconium embodies the duality of proclamation—simultaneously life-giving and threatening—and the vulnerability of messengers in contested spaces.
Also Known As
Konya
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