Νεάπολις
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
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.
