ἀμφίπολις G0295
Amphipolis, a city in Macedonia encompassed by the Strymon River
This proper noun names a city in Macedonia. In Acts 17:1, Paul and Silas passed through Amphipolis on their way to Thessalonica. The name means 'around-city,' referring to the Strymon River's encircling loop around the settlement. Classical sources describe it as an important Macedonian city. The multilingual glosses (Spanish 'Anfípolis', French 'Amphipolis') transliterate this geographic name. Luke's itinerary precision demonstrates his geographic knowledge and historical care, tracking Paul's missionary journey through key Macedonian urban centers.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The accusative feminine singular form indicates the city as destination or waypoint in travel. The geographic name's etymology describes the Strymon River's defensive loop encircling the settlement. Paul's passing through without recorded ministry there may indicate strategic focus on larger centers or inhospitable conditions. Luke's geographic precision grounds Acts' narrative in verifiable historical-geographic reality, creating credibility for the theological interpretation of events he narrates throughout Paul's mission. 1×
AR["أَمفيبولِسَ"]·ben["আম্ফিপলিস"]·DE["Ἀμφίπολιν"]·EN["Amphipolis"]·FR["Amphipolis"]·heb["אַמְפִיפּוֹלִיס"]·HI["अम्फिपोलिस"]·ID["Amfipolis"]·IT["Anfipoli"]·jav["Amfipolis"]·KO["암비볼리를"]·RU["Амфиполь"]·ES["Anfípolis"]·SW["Amfipoli"]·TR["Amfipolis'i"]·urd["امفِپُلس"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀμφίπολις, poetry ἀμφίπτολις, ὁ, ἡ, encompassing city, ἀνάγκη ἀμφίπτολιςRefs 4th c.BC+ __II substantive ἀ., ἡ, city encompassed by a river, as proper name, Refs 5th c.BC+