Strong's #882: Achaia (pronounced ach-ah-ee'-ah)

of uncertain derivation; Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe:--Achaia.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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Achaia

Achaia = "trouble"

1) in a restricted sense, the maritime region of northern Peloponnesus

2) in a broader sense, a Roman province embracing all Greece except Thessaly

Part of Speech: noun proper locative

Relation: of uncertain derivation

Usage:

This word is used 11 times:

 

Acts 18:12: "And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against"
Acts 18:27: "was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting"
Acts 19:21: "when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying,"
Romans 15:26: "it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for"
Romans 16:5: "who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ."
1 Corinthians 16:15: "that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to"
2 Corinthians 1:1: "which are in all Achaia:"
2 Corinthians 9:2: "of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago;"
2 Corinthians 11:10: "of this boasting in the regions of Achaia."
1 Thessalonians 1:7: "in Macedonia and Achaia."
1 Thessalonians 1:8: "in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every"