1. in a restricted sense, the maritime region of northern Peloponnesus.
2. in a broader sense, from on (yet see Dict. of Geog. under the word), a Roman province embracing all Greece except Thessaly. So in the N. T.: Acts 18:12, 27; Acts 19:21; Romans 15:26; Romans 16:5 Rec.; 1 Corinthians 16:15; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 9:2; 2 Corinthians 11:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:7f (B. D. under the word.) Forms and TransliterationsΑχαια Ἀχαία Ἀχαίᾳ Ἀχαΐα Ἀχαΐᾳ Αχαιαν Ἀχαίαν Ἀχαΐαν Αχαιας Ἀχαίας Ἀχαΐας Achaia Achaía Achaíāi Achaian Achaían Achaias AchaíasLinksInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts