- Original: κολωνία - Transliteration: Kolonia - Phonetic: kol-o-nee'-ah - Definition: 1. a colony a. the city of Philippi is so called, where Octavius had planted a Roman colony - Origin: of Latin origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Of Latin origin; a Roman colony for veterans: - colony. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • colony, 1 Act 16:12