- Original: Θεσσαλονίκη - Transliteration: thessalonike - Phonetic: thes-sal-on-ee'-kay - Definition: thessalonica = victory of falsity 1. a famous and populous city, situated on the thermaic Gulf, the capital of the second division of Macedonia and the residence of a Roman governor and quaestor - Origin: from thessalos (a thessalian) and G3529 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: From Θεσσαλός Thessalos (a thessalian) and G3529 ; Thessalonice a place in Asia Minor: - Thessalonica. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • Thessalonica, 5 Act 17:1; Act 17:11; Act 17:13; Philippians 4:16; 2 Timothy 4:10