Greek word study
μητρόπολις G3390
- Transliteration
- mētrópolis
- KJV glosses
- chiefest city
Lexical summary
a mother city, i.e. "metropolis"
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a mother city, i.e. "metropolis"
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information