corinth

Corinth
    n 1: the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city
         that was second only to Athens [syn: {Corinth},
         {Korinthos}]
    

Korinthos \Korinthos\ prop. prop. n. [Greek.]
   A city in Greece, called {Corinth} in English; the modern
   city is near the site of the ancient city that was 2nd only
   to Athens in size and power in ancient Greece.

   Syn: Corinth.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

Corinth \Cor"inth\ (k?r"?nth), n. [L. Corinthus, Gr. ????. Cf.
   {Currant}.]
   1. A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.] --Broome.
      [1913 Webster]
    

Corinth
a Grecian city, on the isthmus which joins the Peloponnesus to
the mainland of Greece. It is about 48 miles west of Athens. The
ancient city was destroyed by the Romans (B.C. 146), and that
mentioned in the New Testament was quite a new city, having been
rebuilt about a century afterwards and peopled by a colony of
freedmen from Rome. It became under the Romans the seat of
government for Southern Greece or Achaia (Acts 18:12-16). It was
noted for its wealth, and for the luxurious and immoral and
vicious habits of the people. It had a large mixed population of
Romans, Greeks, and Jews. When Paul first visited the city (A.D.
51 or 52), Gallio, the brother of Seneca, was proconsul. Here
Paul resided for eighteen months (18:1-18). Here he first became
aquainted with Aquila and Priscilla, and soon after his
departure Apollos came to it from Ephesus. After an interval he
visited it a second time, and remained for three months (20:3).
During this second visit his Epistle to the Romans was written
(probably A.D. 55). Although there were many Jewish converts at
Corinth, yet the Gentile element prevailed in the church there.

  Some have argued from 2 Cor. 12:14; 13:1, that Paul visited
Corinth a third time (i.e., that on some unrecorded occasion he
visited the city between what are usually called the first and
second visits). But the passages referred to only indicate
Paul's intention to visit Corinth (comp. 1 Cor. 16:5, where the
Greek present tense denotes an intention), an intention which
was in some way frustrated. We can hardly suppose that such a
visit could have been made by the apostle without more distinct
reference to it.
    

Corinth, which is satisfied; ornament; beauty
    

Corinth, AR (town, FIPS 15310)
  Location: 35.06824 N, 93.42054 W
  Population (1990): 63 (23 housing units)
  Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Corinth, GA (town, FIPS 19672)
  Location: 33.23033 N, 84.94401 W
  Population (1990): 136 (67 housing units)
  Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Corinth, KY (city, FIPS 17434)
  Location: 38.49591 N, 84.56407 W
  Population (1990): 137 (88 housing units)
  Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 41010
Corinth, MS (city, FIPS 15700)
  Location: 34.93768 N, 88.51684 W
  Population (1990): 11820 (5732 housing units)
  Area: 36.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Corinth, NY (village, FIPS 18212)
  Location: 43.24548 N, 73.83066 W
  Population (1990): 2760 (1139 housing units)
  Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 12822
Corinth, TX (town, FIPS 16696)
  Location: 33.14379 N, 97.06471 W
  Population (1990): 3944 (1385 housing units)
  Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Corinth, VT
  Zip code(s): 05039
Corinth, WV
  Zip code(s): 26713
    

Corinth, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    65
   Housing Units (2000): 29
   Land area (2000):     3.121478 sq. miles (8.084591 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.132703 sq. miles (0.343700 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.254181 sq. miles (8.428291 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            15310
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             35.057769 N, 93.431629 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Corinth, AR
    Corinth
    

Corinth, NY -- U.S. village in New York
   Population (2000):    2474
   Housing Units (2000): 1144
   Land area (2000):     1.067012 sq. miles (2.763549 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.044782 sq. miles (0.115986 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.111794 sq. miles (2.879535 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            18212
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             43.243750 N, 73.828944 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     12822
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Corinth, NY
    Corinth
    

Corinth, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
   Population (2000):    213
   Housing Units (2000): 88
   Land area (2000):     0.905452 sq. miles (2.345109 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.905452 sq. miles (2.345109 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            19672
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             33.229552 N, 84.942101 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Corinth, GA
    Corinth
    

Corinth, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    181
   Housing Units (2000): 87
   Land area (2000):     0.356512 sq. miles (0.923362 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.002446 sq. miles (0.006334 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.358958 sq. miles (0.929696 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            17434
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             38.496042 N, 84.562131 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     41010
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Corinth, KY
    Corinth
    

Corinth, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    11325
   Housing Units (2000): 4100
   Land area (2000):     7.857695 sq. miles (20.351337 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.045463 sq. miles (0.117749 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    7.903158 sq. miles (20.469086 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            16696
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             33.143952 N, 97.072194 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Corinth, TX
    Corinth
    

Corinth, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    14054
   Housing Units (2000): 7058
   Land area (2000):     30.453989 sq. miles (78.875466 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.130052 sq. miles (0.336833 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    30.584041 sq. miles (79.212299 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            15700
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             34.937228 N, 88.515261 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Corinth, MS
    Corinth