- Original: Σελεύκεια - Transliteration: Seleukeia - Phonetic: sel-yook'-i-ah - Definition: Seleucia = white light 1. a city of Syria near the mouth of the Orontes, about 16 miles (25 km) from Antioch - Origin: from Seleukos (Seleucus, a Syrian king) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: From Σέλευκος Seleukos (Seleucus a Syran king); Seleuceia a place in Syria: - Seleucia. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Seleucia, 1 Act 13:4