Ἀντιόχεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Ᾰ̓ντῐ́οχος (Ăntĭ́okhos, Antiochus) +‎ -ειᾰ (-eiă), name of several Seleucid kings.

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    Ᾰ̓ντῐόχειᾰ • (Ăntĭókheiăf (genitive Ἀντῐοχείᾱς); first declension

    1. Antioch, the name of a number of ancient cities founded by Seleucus I Nicator and named in honor of his father Antiochus:
      1. Antioch on the Orontes, the most famous.

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