Strongs Number: G4424
- Greek Word
- Πτολεμαΐς
- Transliteration
- Ptolemais
- Phonetic
- ptol-em-ah-is'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Location
- Strongs Definition
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Ptolemais a place in Palestine
- Thayers Definition
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Ptolemais or Accho = "warlike"
1. a maritime city of Phoenicia, which got its name, apparently, from Ptolemy Lathyrus, who captured it 103 BC, and rebuilt it more beautifully
- Origin
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From
ptolemaios
(Ptolemy after whom it was named) - Bible Usage
- Ptolemais.