Strong G3390μητρόπολις
capital
- Transliteration
- mētropolis
- Pronunciation
- may-trop'-ol-is
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Detailed definition
μητρό-πολις, -εως, ἡ
[in LXX for אָב etc.;]
a metropolis, chief city: ITi, subscr. (Rec.).†
(AS)
[in LXX for אָב etc.;]
a metropolis, chief city: ITi, subscr. (Rec.).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3390 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- city1
First verses
- 1 Timothy 6:21Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
μητρό-πολις,
Doric dialect ματρό-, poetry μητρόπτολις, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“epigram Gr.” 537.4 (from Tomi), 842a1 (from Cyrene), “Syria” 7.209 (from Damascus), 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 13.166)]: εως, ἡ:— mother-state, as related to her colonies, of Athens in relation to the Ionians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.51, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.82)]; of Doris in relation to the Peloponn. Dorians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.31, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.107, 3.92)]; of Meroe in relation to the Ethiopians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.29)]; of Thera, μεγαλᾶν πολίων μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.20; μ. Λοκρῶν Ὀπόεις 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 93)]; of the Attic Salamis, as the μ. of the Cyprian, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 895 (Lyric poetry))]; of Corinth, as the μ. of Corcyra, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.24)]; of Rome, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.296.)]
2 metaphorically, ἐστὶ μ. τοῦ ψυχροῦ [ὁ ἐγκέφαλος] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ σαρκῶν” 4; ἡ ἱστορία μ. τῆς φιλοσοφίας 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.2, compare 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 3.199)]; γεωμετρία ἀρχὴ καὶ μ. τῶν ἄλλων (i.e. μαθημάτων) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Philolaus Philosophus cited in 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.718e.)]
II one's mother-city, mothercountry, home, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.8, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 707 (Lyric poetry), “Ant.” 1122 (Lyric poetry).)]
II.2 ἁ σὰ ματρόπολις thy mother's city, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Isyllus Lyricus 59.)]
III capital city, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.2.3, 5.4.15)]; ἡ μ. τῆς Ἀσίας, of Ephesus, [Refs (“OGI” 496.6, “IG” 3.485; ἡ μ. τῆς Ἰωνίας, of Miletus, [prev. work]480.)]
III.b in Egypt, chief town of a νομός, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PRev.Laws” 48.16 (3rd c.BC), “BGU” 326 ii 10 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
Doric dialect ματρό-, poetry μητρόπτολις, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“epigram Gr.” 537.4 (from Tomi), 842a1 (from Cyrene), “Syria” 7.209 (from Damascus), 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 13.166)]: εως, ἡ:— mother-state, as related to her colonies, of Athens in relation to the Ionians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.51, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.82)]; of Doris in relation to the Peloponn. Dorians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.31, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.107, 3.92)]; of Meroe in relation to the Ethiopians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.29)]; of Thera, μεγαλᾶν πολίων μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.20; μ. Λοκρῶν Ὀπόεις 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 93)]; of the Attic Salamis, as the μ. of the Cyprian, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 895 (Lyric poetry))]; of Corinth, as the μ. of Corcyra, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.24)]; of Rome, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.296.)]
2 metaphorically, ἐστὶ μ. τοῦ ψυχροῦ [ὁ ἐγκέφαλος] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ σαρκῶν” 4; ἡ ἱστορία μ. τῆς φιλοσοφίας 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.2, compare 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 3.199)]; γεωμετρία ἀρχὴ καὶ μ. τῶν ἄλλων (i.e. μαθημάτων) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Philolaus Philosophus cited in 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.718e.)]
II one's mother-city, mothercountry, home, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.8, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 707 (Lyric poetry), “Ant.” 1122 (Lyric poetry).)]
II.2 ἁ σὰ ματρόπολις thy mother's city, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Isyllus Lyricus 59.)]
III capital city, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.2.3, 5.4.15)]; ἡ μ. τῆς Ἀσίας, of Ephesus, [Refs (“OGI” 496.6, “IG” 3.485; ἡ μ. τῆς Ἰωνίας, of Miletus, [prev. work]480.)]
III.b in Egypt, chief town of a νομός, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PRev.Laws” 48.16 (3rd c.BC), “BGU” 326 ii 10 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]