Definitions

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  • An ancient city of Greek Macedonia. It was the capital of Macedon from the fourth century to 168 BC, when the territory was conquered by the Romans.

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  • proper noun historical An ancient city, capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
  • proper noun A prefecture of Greece in its periphery of Central Macedonia.
  • proper noun A town of Greece in Central Macedonia.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek Πέλλα.

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  • Pella, that is, 'Callirrhoe'; but because a part of it was built upon the bank of Gadara, and another part upon the bank of Nephthali, or Tiberias, the bridge lying between: which shall be shewn presently.

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  • Now was it so that tofore that Vespasian came, the good men of the city were warned by the holy Ghost that they should go out of the city, and they went to a place called Pella, because that the vengeance should not fall on them, but on the wicked people of the Jews.

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