Colossae
/kəˈlɒs.iː/noun
An ancient city in Phrygia, in what is now western Turkey.
Did you know?Colossae is famous in history because a letter in the New Testament was addressed to its Christian community, but the city itself had already faded into obscurity by the medieval period.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Κολοσσαί
“The name of a city in Phrygia”
Classical Latin
Latin
Colossae
“The city of Colossae, adopted into Latin from Greek”
Koine Greek
Greek
Κολοσσαῖς
“Dative plural form used in the New Testament for 'to the Colossians'”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Colossae
“A historical place-name referenced in Christian and geographical texts”
Modern English
English
Colossae
“The ancient city of Colossae in Turkey”