noun · feminine
hierapolias
GreekἹεράπολις (hierapolis)
Strong’sG2404
Hierapolis
stem hierapoli-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἱεράπολις (WH, Ἱερὰ Πόλις), -εως, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2404 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hierapolias | hierapoliais |
| object accusative | hierapolian | hierapoliain |
| direct address vocative | hierapoliar | hierapoliair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hierapoliau | hierapoliaiu |
| to, for dative | hierapolia1×Ἱεραπόλει | hierapoliai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hierapolia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
hierapolia“Hierapolis”to, fordative singular1×
Colossians 4:13“Hierapolis”marturamō gar auto hoti echatō pollon ponon huper vu kai toiu en Laodikeia kai toiu en Hierapolia.For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.