metropolis
From LSJ
τὴν πρὶν ἐνεσφρήγισσεν Ἔρως θρασὺς εἰκόνα μορφῆς ἡμετέρης θερμῷ βένθεϊ σῆς κραδίης → the image of my beauty that bold Love earlier stamped in the hot depths of your heart
subs.
Capital: use P. and V. πόλις (Thuc. 2, 15). Mother city (of colonies): P. μητρόπολις, ἡ.
