- Original: Ταρσός - Transliteration: Tarsos - Phonetic: tar-sos' - Definition: Tarsus = a flat basket 1. a major city in Cilicia and the birthplace and early home of Paul. Act 9:11; Act 21:39; Act 22:3. Even in the flourishing period of Greek history it was an important city. In the Roman civil wars, it sided with Caesar and on the occasion of a visit from him its name changed to Juliopolis. Augustus made it a free city. Its was renowned as a place of education under the early Roman emperors. Strabo compares it in this respect to Athens and Alexandria. Tarsus also was a place of much commerce. It was situated in a wild and fertile plain on the banks of the Cydnus. No ruins of any importance remain. - Origin: perhaps the same as tarsos (a flat basket) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Perhaps the same as ταρσός tarsos (a flat basket); Tarsus a place in Asia Minor: - Tarsus. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Tarsus, 3 Act 9:30; Act 11:25; Act 22:3