- Original: δέρβη - Transliteration: Derbe - Phonetic: der-bay' - Definition: Derbe = tanner: tanner of skin: coverer with skin 1. a city of Lycaonia, on the confines of Isauria - Origin: of foreign origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Of foreign origin; Derbe a place in Asia Minor: - Derbe. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Derbe, 3 Act 14:6; Act 14:20; Act 16:1