ἈΚΡΟΠΟΛΕΙ, ἀκροπολει
AKROPOLEI, akropolei
Sounds Like: ah-KRO-po-lee
Translations: to an acropolis, in an acropolis, on an acropolis, an acropolis, acropolis
From the root: ἈΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the 'acropolis,' which is typically a fortified citadel or a high city, often built on a hill. It was a common feature in ancient Greek cities, serving as a defensive stronghold and often housing important temples and public buildings. In a sentence, it would indicate a location or destination related to such a structure.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G257 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 3:18
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 6:272
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΚΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ — of the acropolis, of an acropolis, of the citadel, of a citadel
- ἈΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ — acropolis, a citadel, a fortress
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