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Ἀμφίπολις

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Amphipolis

Ἀμφίπολις, -εως, ἡ Amphipolis, in Macedonia, so called because the river Strymon flowed around it: Act.17:1.† (AS)

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Ἀμφίπολις — Amphípolis

Ἀμφίπολις, (εως, ἡ, Amphipolis, the metropolis of Macedonia Prima (cf. B. D. under the word ); so called, because the Strymon flowed around it (Thucydides 4, 102) formerly called ἐννέα ὁδοί (Thucydides 1,100): Act 17:1 (see B. D.).

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