LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Hierāpolis

Hierāpolis f sg (genitive Hierāpolis)
Classical[hi.ɛˈraː.pɔ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[i.eˈraː.po.lis]

Meaning

  1. A town of Phrygia situated between the rivers Lycus and Maeander
  2. a city in Syria situated on the road from Antiochia to Mesopotamia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHierāpolis—
genitiveHierāpolis—
dativeHierāpolī—
accusativeHierāpolim
Hierāpolin		—
ablativeHierāpolī—
vocativeHierāpolis
Hierāpolī		—
locativeHierāpolī—

Hĭĕrāpŏlis, is, f., = Ἱεράπολις.
I. A city of Great Phrygia, now Pambouk Kaleh, Vitr. 8, 3, 10; Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 208; Vulg. Col. 4, 13.—Hence,
1. Hĭĕrāpŏ-lītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Hierapolis, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 105.—
2. Hĭĕrā-pŏlītāni, ōrum, m., the same, Macr. S. 1, 7; Dig. 43, 20, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἱεράπολις (Hierápolis).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHierapolisHierapolis (Ἱερὰ πόλις), the Sacred City of Cyrrhestica in Syria, situated on the high road from Antioch to Mesopotamia, 24 M. P. to the W. of the Eup…GeographyHierapolisHierapolis (Ἱεράπολις: Eth. Ιεραπολίτης). 1. A considerable town in Phrygia, situated upon a height between the rivers Lycus and Maeander, about five …

Quick answers

What does Hierāpolis mean in Latin?
Hierāpolis, a proper noun, means “A town of Phrygia situated between the rivers Lycus and Maeander; a city in Syria situated on the road from Antiochia to Mesopotamia”.
What is the genitive of Hierāpolis?
The genitive singular is Hierāpolis. Hierāpolis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Hierāpolis?
In classical Latin, [hi.ɛˈraː.pɔ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.eˈraː.po.lis].