Laodicea

English

Alternative forms

• Laodiceia, Laodikeia

Etymology

From Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), chiefly after Laodice I and other Seleucid empresses. Equivalent to Laodice +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/

Proper noun

Laodicea (uncountable)

1. (historical) Various former cities in Southwest Asia, including
   1. Former name of Nahavand, a city in Iran.
   2. A former city in Caria and Lydia near modern Denizli, Turkey, chiefly known for its role in early Christianity.

Synonyms

• (ancient Nahavand, Iran): Laodicea in Media, Laodicea in Persis, Antioch, Antiochia, Antioch in Media, Antioch in Persis, Antioch of Chosroes, Ladhiqiyya
• (ancient city near Denizli, Turkey): Laodicea on the Lycus

Translations

name of various ancient cities

• Armenian: Լաոդիկիա (Laodikia)
• French: Laodicée (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia)

• Latin: Lāodicēa
• Russian: Лаодике́я (ru) (Laodikéja)
• Turkish: Laodikeia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /laː.o.diˈkeː.a/, [ɫ̪äːɔd̪ɪˈkeːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la.o.diˈt͡ʃe.a/, [läod̪iˈt͡ʃɛːä]

Proper noun

Lāodicēa f sg (genitive Lāodicēae); first declension

1. Laodicea

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lāodicēa
Genitive	Lāodicēae
Dative	Lāodicēae
Accusative	Lāodicēam
Ablative	Lāodicēā
Vocative	Lāodicēa
Locative	Lāodicēae

Derived terms

• Lāodicensis

Descendants

• French: Laodicée

References

• Laodicea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Laodicea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press