metropolis
Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
capital: use P. and V. πόλις (Thuc. 2, 15).
mother city (of colonies): P. μητρόπολις, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mētrŏpŏlis: is, f., = μητρόπολις,
I a city from which other cities have been colonized, a mother-city; also, the chief city, metropolis of a province (post-class.).
I Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.—
II Trop.: metropolis et arx mentis, Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) mētrŏpŏlis, is, f. (μητρόπολις), [ville- mère], métropole, capitale d’une province : Spart. Hadr. 14, 1 || source, origine : Hier. Jovin. 2, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) mētropolis1, Akk. im, Abl. ī, f. (μητρόπολις), die Mutterstadt, d.i. von der andere Städte ihre Kolonisten erhalten haben; od. die Hauptstadt einer Provinz, die sich zu den anderen Städten verhält wie eine Mutter zu ihren Töchtern, rein lat. mater (w. vgl.) oder patria maior, Spart. Hadr. 14, 1. Cod. Iust. 11, 22 (21), 1. Cod. Theod. 13, 3, 11. – bildl., Hieron. adv. Iovin. 2. sect. 3.
Latin > English
metropolis metropolis N F :: chief/capital city; city from which other cities have been colonized (L+S)
