Nikopolis <3533>
Nikopoliv Nikopolis
| Pronunciation | : | nik-op'-ol-is |
| Origin | : | from 3534 and 4172 |
| Reference | : | - |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr loc (noun proper locative) |
| In Greek | : | nikopolin 1 |
| In NET | : | Nicopolis 1 |
| In AV | : | Nicopolis 2 |
| Count | : | 2 |
| Definition | : |
Nicopolis = "city of victory" 1) There were many cities by this name, -- in Armenia, Pontus, Cilicia, Epirus, Thrace -- which were generally built or had there name changed, by some conqueror to commemorate a victory. The one in Tit 3:12 seems to refer to the city was built by Augustus in memory of the battle of Actium on a promontory of Epirius. The one in the subscription of Titus seems to refer to Thracian Nicopolis, founded by Trojan on the river Nestus, since he calls it the city of Macedonia. from 3534 and 4172; victorious city; Nicopolis, a place in Macedonia: KJV -- Nicopolis. see GREEK for 3534 see GREEK for 4172 |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Nicopolis (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
