3390 – μητρόπολις (metropolis)

chiefest city

Type:	Noun fem. ♀
Greek:	μητρόπολις (metropolis)
Pronunciation:	may-trop-ol-is
Gematria:	714(40 + 8 + 300 + 100 + 70 + 80 + 70 + 30 + 10 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	From G3384 and G4172
Usage:	0 times in NA, 1 times in TR      Nestle Aland Textus Receptus

Description

A metropolis, a chief city.

Origin

From G3384 and G4172:

μήτηρ	meter	G3384	mother
πόλις	polis	G4172	city

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into metropolis :

אָב	av	H0001	father
אֵם	em	H0517	mother
בִּירָה	birah	H1002	palace
עִיר	ir	H5892a	excitement
קִרְיָה	qirjah	A7149	town

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