noun

Nīcaea

gen. Nīcae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

(, Plin. Ep. 10, 48), , , = Νίκαια.

The name of several cities

The name of several cities.

A city in Bithynia, on Lake Ascanius, formerly called; Isnik; Nice

A city in Bithynia, on Lake Ascanius, formerly called Antigonia, the mod. Isnik or Nice, Cic. Planc. 34, 84; id. Att. 14, 1, 2; Cat. 46, 5; Plin. Ep. 10, 49, 1; Plin. 5, 22, 43, § 148.—

A city in Locris, near Thermopylæ

A city in Locris, near Thermopylæ, Liv. 28, 5, 18; 32, 32; 35.—

An Indian city on the Hydaspes, founded by Alexander the Great

An Indian city on the Hydaspes, founded by Alexander the Great, Curt. 9, 3, 23; Just. 12, 8, 8.—

A city in Liguria, a colony of Marseilles

A city in Liguria, a colony of Marseilles, Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 47.—

Derivv.

adj., Nicene; subst. plur., the inhabitants of Nicæa

Nīcaeensis (Nīcensis, Plin. Ep. 10, 48), e, adj., Nicene, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 12.— As subst. plur., the inhabitants of Nicæa, in Bithynia, Cic. Fam. 13, 61 fin.—

adj., Nicene; the confession of faith established at the Council of Nice

Nī-caenus, a, um, adj., Nicene: Nicaena fides, the confession of faith established at the Council of Nice, Cod. Th. 1, 1, 2.

Perseus ID: n30885 Key: Nicaea