noun

Hēlĭŏpŏlis

gen. Hēlĭŏpŏlis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

= Ἡλιόπολις.

A city of Lower Egypt

A city of Lower Egypt, Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54; Macr. S. 1, 23, 10.—

Derivv.

belonging to Heliopolis; Heliopolite; an Assyrian designation of •

Hē-lĭŏpŏlītes, ae, adj., of or belonging to Heliopolis, Heliopolite: nomos, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 49: Zeus, an Assyrian designation of Sol, acc. to Macr. S. 1, 23; cf. in the foll.—Subst.: Hēlĭŏpŏlītae, ārum, m. plur., the inhabitants of Heliopolis, Heliopolites, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 197.—

belonging to Heliopolis; Heliopolitan; the inhabitants of Heliopolis •

Hēlĭŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Heliopolis, Heliopolitan: civitas, Amm. 17, 4: JVPPITER, Inscr. Orell. 1234; 1246.—Subst.: Hēlĭŏ-pŏlītāni, ōrum, m. plur., the inhabitants of Heliopolis, Heliopolitans, Inscr. ap. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 542.—

A city of Cœlesyria; at the foot of Libanus; Baalbek

A city of Cœlesyria, at the foot of Libanus, now Baalbek, Plin. 5, 22, 18, § 80; Tac. A. 6, 28.

Perseus ID: n20367 Key: Heliopolis