GREEK · G2404
Ἱεράπολις
Hierapolis — Hierapolis
Ἱεράπολις (WH, Ἱερὰ Πόλις), -εως, ἡ Hierapolis: a city in the Lyons valley in the Province of Asia: Col.4:13.† (AS)
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Hierapolis
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Sacred city, a city of Phrygia, where was a Christian church under the care of Epaphras (Col. 4:12, 13). This church was founded at the same time as that of Colosse. It now bears the name of Pambuk-Kalek, i.e., “Cotton Castle”, from the white appearance of the cliffs at the base of which the ruins are found.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.