Meaning of the name: which boils, or is very hot. Related names are:
Jerusalem,
Paul,
Pamphylia (and others ...)
. The translations of Paphos in 75 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Pafos in Spanish to
パフォス in Japanese!
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: (ACT 13:6)
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. (ACT 13:13)