- Original: Συράκουσαι - Transliteration: Surakousai - Phonetic: soo-rak'-oo-sahee - Definition: Syracuse = a Syrian hearing 1. a large maritime city of Sicily, having an excellent harbour and surrounded by a 14 mile (23 km) wall - Origin: plural of uncertain derivation - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Plural of uncertain derivation; Syracusae the capital of Sicily: - Syracuse. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Syracuse, 1 Act 28:12