Strong's Lexicon
G2404 — Ἱεράπολις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2404 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἱεράπολις |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | from G2413 and G4172 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Hierapolis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hee-er-ap'-ol-is |
| Meaning: | 1. holy city 2. Hierapolis, a place in Asia Minor |
| KJV Renderings: | Hierapolis |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἱεράπολις (WH ἱερά Πόλις; cf. Buttmann, 74; Lob. ad Phryn. 604f), ἱερεαπολεως, ἡ, Hierapolis, a city of Greater Phrygia, near the river Maeander (or rather, near the Lycus a few miles above its junction with the Maeander), not far from Colossae and Laodicea, now Pambuck Kulasi (for references see Lightfoot on Col., p. 1f; B. D. American edition, under the word): Col 4:13.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἱεράπολις (Hierapolis)
Colossians 4:13
- KJV: For I bear him record that he hath a great zeal for you and them in Laodicea and them in Hierapolis
- GK: μαρτυρώ γαρ αυτώ ότι έχει ζήλον πολύν υπέρ υμών και των εν Λαοδικεία και των εν Ιεραπόλει
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