Νεάπολις
μεγάλα ὠφελήσεσθε πρὸς ἱστορίαν τῶν κοινῶν → that will be of great benefit to you in order to understand public affairs
English (LSJ)
[ᾱ], εως, ἡ,
A new city, pr. n. of several cities, Neapolis: at first in two words, Νέα πόλις, gen. Νέης πόλιος Hdt.2.91, cf. Th. 7.50; later in one, Νεάπολις, gen. Νεαπόλεως Str.2.5.40, dat. Νεαπόλει Id.1.2.13: hence Νεοπολίτης [ῑ], ου, ὁ, IG12.191.31, al., later Νεαπολίτης Tab.Heracl.1.187, Lyc.736, Plb.1.20.14, etc., cf. Pl. ap. Poll.9.26.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
Néapolis (propr. Nouvelle Ville ou Quartier Neuf) n. de plus. villes en Égypte, en Libye, en Macédoine (Kavala), etc.
Étymologie: νέος, πόλις.
English (Strong)
from νέος and πόλις; new town; Neapolis, a place in Macedonia: Neapolis.
English (Thayer)
Νεαπολισεως, ἡ, Neapoils,. a maritime city of Macedonia, on the gulf of Strymon, having a port (cf. Lewin, St. Paul, 1:203n.) and colonized by Chalcidians (see B. D., under the word Smith's Bible Dictionary, Neapolis; cf. Lightfoot's Commentary on Philippians , Introduction, § iii.): Tdf. Νέαν πόλιν, WH Νέαν Πόλιν, Tr Νέαν πόλιν; cf. Buttmann, 74; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 604 f). (Strabo 7, p. 330; Pliny, 4 (11) 18.)
