Strong G3496Νεάπολις
Neapolis
- Transliteration
- Neapolis
- Pronunciation
- neh-ap'-ol-is
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
Meaning of the name
Neapolis, "new city"
Detailed definition
Νεάπολις, -εως, ἡ
Rec. for Νέα Πόλις (WH), the more frequently form (LS, see word),
Neapolis, a maritime city of Macedonia: Act.16:11.†
(AS)
Rec. for Νέα Πόλις (WH), the more frequently form (LS, see word),
Neapolis, a maritime city of Macedonia: Act.16:11.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Neapolis
A port city in Macedonia visited by Paul
Neapolis was a port city in Macedonia where Paul landed on his first journey to Europe.
In the Bible
Strong G3496 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- neapolis1
First verses
- Acts 16:11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
Νεάπολις [ᾱ], εως, ἡ,
new city, proper name of several cities, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Neapolis”: at first in two words, Νέα πόλις, _genitive_ Νέης πόλιος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.91, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.50)]; later in one, Νεάπολις, genitive Νεαπόλεως [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 2.5.40, _dative_ Νεαπόλει [prev. author] 1.2.13)]: hence Νεοπολίτης [ῑ], ου, ὁ, [Refs (“IG” 12.191.31, +others)], later Νεαπολίτης [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Tab.Heracl.” 1.187, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 736, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.20.14, etc., compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus cited in 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 9.26.)]
new city, proper name of several cities, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Neapolis”: at first in two words, Νέα πόλις, _genitive_ Νέης πόλιος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.91, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.50)]; later in one, Νεάπολις, genitive Νεαπόλεως [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 2.5.40, _dative_ Νεαπόλει [prev. author] 1.2.13)]: hence Νεοπολίτης [ῑ], ου, ὁ, [Refs (“IG” 12.191.31, +others)], later Νεαπολίτης [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Tab.Heracl.” 1.187, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 736, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.20.14, etc., compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus cited in 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 9.26.)]