ΠΟΛΕΩΣἈΡΧΑΙΟΤΑΤΗΣ, πολεωσἀρχαιοτατης
POLEŌSARCHAIOTATĒS, poleōsarchaiotatēs
Sounds Like: po-LEH-ohs-ar-khai-o-TAH-tays
Translations: of a city, of the most ancient city, of the oldest city
From the root: ΠΟΛΙΣ, ἈΡΧΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'πόλεως' (poleos), the genitive singular of 'πόλις' (polis), meaning 'city', and 'ἀρχαιοτάτης' (archaiotates), the genitive singular feminine superlative of 'ἀρχαῖος' (archaios), meaning 'ancient' or 'old'. Together, it means 'of the most ancient city' or 'of the oldest city'. It is used to describe something belonging to or related to a city that is extremely old.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine, Superlative
Strong’s numbers: G4172 (Lookup on BibleHub), G744 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 9:69
From the same root
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