King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3496
Transliteration: Neapolis
Phonetic Spelling: (neh-ap'-ol-is)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: Neapolis, a city of Macedonia
Meaning: Neapolis -- a city of Macedonia
Νεάπολις, Νεαπολισεως, ἡ, Neapoils,. a maritime city of Macedonia, on the gulf of Strymon, having a port (cf. Lewin, St. Paul, 1:203 n.) and colonized by Chalcidians (see B. D., under the word; cf. Lightfoot's Commentary on Philippians, Introduction, § iii.): Acts 16:11 (here Tdf. Νέαν πόλιν, WH Νέαν Πόλιν, Tr Νέαν πόλιν; cf. Buttmann, 74; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 604f). (Strabo 7, p. 330; Pliny, 4 (11) 18.)
Word Summary
Neapolis: Neapolis, a city of Macedonia
Original Word: ΝεάπολιςTransliteration: Neapolis
Phonetic Spelling: (neh-ap'-ol-is)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: Neapolis, a city of Macedonia
Meaning: Neapolis -- a city of Macedonia
Strong's Concordance
Neapolis. From neos and polis; new town; Neapolis, a place in Macedonia -- Neapolis.
see GREEK neos
see GREEK polis
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3496: ΝεάπολιςΝεάπολις, Νεαπολισεως, ἡ, Neapoils,. a maritime city of Macedonia, on the gulf of Strymon, having a port (cf. Lewin, St. Paul, 1:203 n.) and colonized by Chalcidians (see B. D., under the word