Thessalonian
Ancient Greek citizen
A Thessalonian is a person from Thessaloniki (ancient Thessalonica), a city in northern Greece.
The word appears most often in biblical contexts—the Thessalonians were early Christians to whom the apostle Paul addressed two New Testament letters: First Thessalonians, Second Thessalonians.
As an adjective, it describes things relating to the city or its people.
Ancient realm, modern nation
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- agoraGreek civic square
acropolis · city-state · amphitheater · necropolis · coinage · inscription · pottery · frescoes
Formal literary letter
- PaulineOf the apostle
- PaulBiblical letter-writer
- apostleMessenger for a cause
- scriptureSacred religious writings
New Testament · faith · gospel · eschatology · rapture · salvation · grace · sanctification
Major northern Greek city
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- MacedonianOf a Balkan nation
- BalkanSoutheastern European peninsula region
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
cuisine · port · university · waterfront · bazaar · diaspora
Of Constantinople's civilization
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- SephardicOf Iberian Jewish origin
- White TowerCentral castle fortification
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
fortress · Hagia Sophia · catacombs · archaeological · ruins · excavation · artifacts · museum
Macedonia
Ancient realm, modern nation
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
agora · acropolis · city-state · amphitheater · necropolis · coinage · inscription · pottery · frescoes · Via Egnatia
epistle
Formal literary letter
scripture · New Testament · faith · gospel · eschatology · rapture · salvation · grace · sanctification · doctrine
Thessaloniki
Major northern Greek city
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- MacedonianOf a Balkan nation
- BalkanSoutheastern European peninsula region
festivals · cuisine · port · university · waterfront · bazaar · diaspora
Byzantine
Of Constantinople's civilization
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- SephardicOf Iberian Jewish origin
- White TowerCentral castle fortification
walls · fortress · Hagia Sophia · catacombs · archaeological · ruins · excavation · artifacts · museum · monuments
ThessalonianAthenian
Ancient Greek city-dweller
Corinthian · Ephesian · Roman · Galatian · Alexandrian