ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣΠΟΛΙΣ, ηρακλεουσπολις
ĒRAKLEOUSPOLIS, ērakleouspolis
Sounds Like: heh-rah-KLEH-oos-PO-lees
Translations: Herakleopolis, City of Herakles
From the root: ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ, ΠΟΛΙΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a compound proper noun, literally meaning 'City of Herakles'. It refers to a specific ancient city, often identified with cities in Egypt or other regions named after the mythological hero Herakles (Hercules). It functions as a name for a place.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative
Strong’s numbers: G2265 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4172 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 11:31
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ, ΠΟΛΙΣ, appear in our texts.
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