Νικόπολις
Nikopolis
Nicopolis
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the lexicon data for Νικόπολις (Nikopolis), it appears to be a proper name given to a person. The fact that it occurs twice in the Bible suggests that this person was significant enough to be mentioned more than once. The short definition provided, "Nicopolis", implies that this person's name is of Greek origin, and it means "victory city". There is no further information on the meaning of this word beyond its definition as a proper name and its occurrence in the Bible. Therefore, its significance can be inferred to be limited to its reference to a person, whose name is associated with victory and a city.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text