Paphos

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Paphos
     the capital of the island of Cyprus, and therefore the residence
     of the Roman governor. It was visited by Paul and Barnabas on
     their first missionary tour (Acts 13:6). It is new Paphos which
     is here meant. It lay on the west coast of the island, about 8
     miles north of old Paphos. Its modern name is Baffa.


     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Paphos, which boils, or is very hot