Place New Testament
Mitylene
Mitylene, a city on the island of Lesbos where Paul's ship stopped on his way to Jerusalem (Act.20.14). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Acts 20:14.
Why it matters. A city on the island of Lesbos visited by Paul
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- Location
- 39.100, 26.552 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Mitylene
Mitylene was the capital city of the island of Lesbos, located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Act.20.14, as a stop on the Apostle Paul's journey from Troas to Jerusalem. Paul had traveled by foot from Troas to Assos, while his companions sailed to Assos, where they took Paul on board and sailed to Mitylene. The city was known for its beauty, culture, and literary heritage, being the birthplace of the famous poets Sappho and Alcaeus. In the Greco-Roman period, Mitylene was a prosperous and influential city, with a well-developed harbor and a strategic location on trade routes.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Acts (1 verse)