Ἔφεσος

Acts 18:19 Ἔφεσον· Ephesus;

When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

Here: The great port city and leading city of the Roman province of Asia, on the west coast of modern Turkey, and home of the famous temple of Artemis.

Acts 18:21 Ἐφέσου. Ephesus.

But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

Here: The chief city and main port of the Roman province of Asia, on the west coast of modern Turkey. This brief visit sets up Paul's long ministry there in Acts 19.

Acts 18:24 Ἔφεσον Ephesus

Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

Here: The chief city of the Roman province of Asia, a major port on the Aegean coast. Paul had just left Priscilla and Aquila there (18:19).

Acts 19:1 Ἔφεσον Ephesus

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

Acts 19:17 Ἔφεσον Ephesus

This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

Here: Capital of the Roman province of Asia, home of the great temple of Artemis, and famous across the ancient world for magic and spells.

Acts 19:26 Ἐφέσου in Ephesus

And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

Here: Genitive, so literally 'of Ephesus.' It most likely goes with 'crowd' ('a crowd not only of Ephesus but of almost all Asia'), though it may simply mean 'in Ephesus.' Ephesus was the leading city of the province and home of Artemis's great temple.

Acts 20:16 Ἔφεσον, Ephesus,

Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

Here: The great port city of the province of Asia, where Paul had spent about three years (Acts 19; 20:31). Readers would feel the weight of a route that deliberately avoids it.

Acts 20:17 Ἔφεσον Ephesus

From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

Here: The great port city and leading city of the Roman province of Asia, where Paul had worked for about three years (20:31) and where the riot of Acts 19 had broken out.

1 Corinthians 15:32 Ἐφέσῳ, Ephesus,

If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

Here: The great port city of the Roman province of Asia, where Paul is writing this letter (16:8). There he faced 'many adversaries' (16:9).

1 Corinthians 16:8 Ἐφέσῳ Ephesus

But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

Ephesians 1:1 Ἐφέσῳ Ephesus

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Here: The great port city and leading centre of the Roman province of Asia (western Turkey today), where Paul had worked for two to three years (Acts 19; 20:31). The word is missing from some of the earliest manuscripts (see textual notes).

1 Timothy 1:3 Ἐφέσῳ Ephesus

As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines

Here: The great port city and administrative centre of the Roman province of Asia (western Turkey today), where Paul had worked for years (Acts 19) and where the Christian community already had elders (Acts 20:17).

2 Timothy 1:18 Ἐφέσῳ Ephesus

May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

Here: Ephesus, the main city of the Roman province of Asia, where Timothy was working (1 Tim 1:3). So Timothy had seen Onesiphorus's service for himself.

2 Timothy 4:12 Ἔφεσον.¶ Ephesus.

Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.

Revelation 1:11 Ἔφεσον Ephesus

saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Here: The chief city of the province, a port, and the nearest of the seven to Patmos, so it is the natural first stop.

Revelation 2:1 Ἐφέσῳ Ephesus

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

Here: The great port city of Roman Asia, home of the famous temple of Artemis and a center of emperor worship. It is the first stop on the courier's circuit of the seven cities (1:11).