Derbe

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Derbē, es, f., = Δέρβη,

I a fortified city of Lycaonia, residence of Cicero's friend, the tyrant Antipater; a place of refuge for Christians under persecution , now Divlé, Vulg. Act. 14, 6; 16, 1.—Hence,

1 Der-bes , ētis, or Derbētes , ae, m., an inhabitant of Derbe , Cic. Fam. 13, 73, 2.—

2 Derbēus , ēi, m. (Δερβαῖος), of Derbe, Gaius, Vulg. Act. 20, 4.

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