Original: Πτολεμαΐς

Transliteration: Ptolemaḯs

Phonetic: ptol-em-ah-is'

Short Definition: Ptolemais

- Original: Πτολεμαΐ́ς

- Transliteration: Ptolemais

- Phonetic: ptol-em-ah-is'

- Definition: Ptolemais or Accho = "warlike"

1. a maritime city of Phoenicia, which got its name, apparently, from Ptolemy Lathyrus, who captured it 103 BC, and rebuilt it more beautifully

- Origin: from Ptolemaios (Ptolemy, after whom it was named)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Location

- Strong's: From ptolemaios (Ptolemy after whom it was named); Ptolemais a place in Palestine: - Ptolemais.