ἈΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΝ, ἀκροπολιν
AKROPOLIN, akropolin
Sounds Like: ah-KRO-po-lin
Translations: acropolis, a citadel, a fortress
From the root: ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the highest and most fortified part of an ancient Greek city, often built on a hill. It served as a defensive stronghold and often contained important temples and public buildings. It is a compound word formed from 'ἄκρος' (akros), meaning 'highest' or 'uppermost', and 'πόλις' (polis), meaning 'city'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 14:18
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 67:376
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ.
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.
- ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ — acropolis, a citadel, a fortress
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