Laodicea

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Lāŏdĭcēa, ae, f., = Λαοδίκεια,

I the name of several cities .

A In Coele-Syria, near Lebanon , now Jusy , Mel. 1, 12.—

B In Phrygia Major , also called Lāŏdĭcīa , and Laudĭcēa , now Eski Hissar , Cic. Fam. 2, 17, 4; 15, 4, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 105; Vulg. Apoc. 1, 11 al.—

II Hence,

A Lāŏdĭcensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Laodicea, Laodicean : civitas, Cic. Fam. 5. 20, 2; 13, 67, 1.—

B Lāŏdĭcēni ( Lau-dĭcēni , Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 4, v. h. l.), ōrum, m., inhabitants of Laodicea , Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82.