- Original: Σμύρνα - Transliteration: Smurna - Phonetic: smoor'-nah - Definition: Smyrna = myrrh 1. an Ionian city of Asia Minor, on the Aegean Sea, 40 miles (65 km) north of Ephesus - Origin: the same as G4666 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: the same as G4666 ; Smyrna a place in Asia Minor: - Smyrna.