Chios n 1: an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece [syn: {Chios}, {Khios}]
Chios mentioned in Acts 20:15, an island in the Aegean Sea, about 5 miles distant from the mainland, having a roadstead, in the shelter of which Paul and his companions anchored for a night when on his third missionary return journey. It is now called Scio.