An island in the Aegean Sea, SW of Ephesus, visited by Paul briefly before he came to Miletus (Acts 20: 15). Jews had been living on the island for some time (1 Macc. 15: 23); it had been part of the Roman province of Asia since 129 BCE.
Citation for Samos
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MLA
"Samos." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 19, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1668>.
Chicago
"Samos." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1668 (accessed May 19, 2013).