Philadelphia

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

Phĭlădelphīa, ae, f., = Φιλαδέλφεια,

I an important city of Lydia , now the town and ruins of Allasher , Vulg. Apoc. 1, 11; 3, 7.

II —Hence, Phĭlădelphēni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia in Lydia , Philadelphians , Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 111; Tac. A. 2, 47.

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