Scythŏpŏlis, is, f., = Σκυθόπολις,
I a town of Palestine , now Bysān , Plin. 5, 18, 16, § 74; Vulg. 2 Macc. 12, 29.
II —Hence, Scythŏpŏlītae , ārum, m., the inhabitants of Scythopolis , Vulg. 2 Macc. 12, 30.
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