Dictionary Summary: An inland province of Asia Minor, on the west of Cappadocia and the south of Galatia. It was a Roman province, and its chief towns were Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. The “speech of Lycaonia” ([Acts 14:11](/acts#Acts.14.11)) was probably the ancient Assyrian language, or perhaps, as others think, a corrupt Greek intermingled with Syriac words. Paul preached in this region, and revisited it ([Acts 16:1-6](/acts#Acts.16.1); [18:23](/acts#Acts.18.23); [19:1](/acts#Acts.19.1)). ²