δίπολις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

δι- (di-) +‎ πόλις (pólis)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈði.po.lis/ → /ˈði.po.lis/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.po.lis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.po.lis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.po.lis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.po.lis/

Noun

δίπολις • (dípolis) f (genitive διπόλεως); third declension

1. a double city
   • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 3.4.8:

     δίπολις δ’ ἐστὶ τείχει διωρισμένη, πρότερον τῶν Ἰνδικητῶν τινας προσοίκους ἔχουσα, οἳ καίπερ ἰδίαι πολιτευόμενοι κοινὸν ὅμως περίβολον ἔχειν ἐβούλοντο πρὸς τοὺς Ἕλληνας ἀσφαλείας χάριν […]

     dípolis d’ estì teíkhei diōrisménē, próteron tôn Indikētôn tinas prosoíkous ékhousa, hoì kaíper idíai politeuómenoi koinòn hómōs períbolon ékhein eboúlonto pròs toùs Héllēnas asphaleías khárin […]

     • 1923 translation by H. L. Jones (Loeb Classical Texts)

       And their city is a double one, because, in former times, the city had for neighbours some of the Indicetans, who, although they maintained a government of their own, wished, for the sake of security, to have a common wall of circumvallation with the Greeks […]

   • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 14.1.43:

     Νῦσα δ’ ἵδρυται πρὸς τῆι Μεσωγίδι τὸ πλέον τῶι ὄρει προσανακεκλιμένη, ἔστι δ’ ὥσπερ δίπολις· διαιρεῖ γὰρ αὐτὴν χαράδρα τις ποιοῦσα φάραγγα, ἧς τὸ μὲν γέφυραν ἐπικειμένην ἔχει συνάπτουσαν τὰς δύο πόλεις, τὸ δ’ ἀμφιθεάτρωι κεκόσμηται κρυπτὴν ἔχοντι τὴν ὑπόρρυσιν τῶν χαραδρωδῶν ὑδάτων·

     Nûsa d’ hídrutai pròs têi Mesōgídi tò pléon tôi órei prosanakekliménē, ésti d’ hṓsper dípolis; diaireî gàr autḕn kharádra tis poioûsa pháranga, hês tò mèn géphuran epikeiménēn ékhei sunáptousan tàs dúo póleis, tò d’ amphitheátrōi kekósmētai kruptḕn ékhonti tḕn hupórrhusin tôn kharadrōdôn hudátōn;

     • 1923 translation by H. L. Jones (Loeb Classical Texts)

       Nysa is situated near Mt. Mesogis, for the most part lying upon its slopes; and it is a double city, so to speak, for it is divided by a torrential stream that forms a gorge, which at one place has a bridge over it, joining the two cities, and at another is adorned with an amphitheatre, with a hidden underground passage for the torrential waters.

   • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 14.2.15:

     πρόκειται δὲ νῆσος ἑπταστάδιός πως τὴν περίμετρον ὑψηλὴ θεατροειδὴς συναπτομένη χώμασι πρὸς τὴν ἤπειρον καὶ ποιοῦσα δίπολιν τρόπον τινὰ τὴν Κνίδον· πολὺ γὰρ αὐτῆς μέρος οἰκεῖ τὴν νῆσον σκεπάζουσαν ἀμφοτέρους τοὺς λιμένας.

     prókeitai dè nêsos heptastádiós pōs tḕn perímetron hupsēlḕ theatroeidḕs sunaptoménē khṓmasi pròs tḕn ḗpeiron kaì poioûsa dípolin trópon tinà tḕn Knídon; polù gàr autês méros oikeî tḕn nêson skepázousan amphotérous toùs liménas.

     • 1923 translation by H. L. Jones (Loeb Classical Texts)

       Off it lies an island which is approximately seven stadia in circuit, rises high, is theatre-like, is connected by moles with the mainland, and in a way makes Cnidus a double city, for a large part of its people live on the island, which shelters both harbours.

Declension

Third declension of ἡ δίπολῐς; τῆς διπόλεως (Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δίπολῐς hē dípolis	τὼ διπόλει tṑ dipólei	αἱ διπόλεις hai dipóleis
Genitive	τῆς διπόλεως tês dipóleōs	τοῖν διπολέοιν toîn dipoléoin	τῶν διπόλεων tôn dipóleōn
Dative	τῇ διπόλει têi dipólei	τοῖν διπολέοιν toîn dipoléoin	ταῖς διπόλεσῐ / διπόλεσῐν taîs dipólesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν δίπολῐν tḕn dípolin	τὼ διπόλει tṑ dipólei	τᾱ̀ς διπόλεις tā̀s dipóleis
Vocative	δίπολῐ dípoli	διπόλει dipólei	διπόλεις dipóleis