Iope

Iopē (Ioppē), ēs, f. (Ἰόπη), Stadt in Judäa, der einzige Hafen der Juden, das alttestam. אופי (Japho), j. Jaffa, Plin. 5, 69. Mela 1, 11, 3 (1. § 64). Prisc. perieg. 852. Avien. descr. orb. 1069. Vulg. Ios. 19, 46 u. ö. – Dav. A) Iopicus, a, um, jopisch, Plin. 5, 70. – B) Ioppītae, ārum, m., die Einw. von Joppe, die Joppiter, Vulg. 2. Mach. 12, 3 u. 7.

Iope ou Ioppe, v. Jope.

I'ope

(Ἰόπη), a daughter of Aeolus and wife of Cepheus, from whom the town of Joppa derived its name. (Steph. Byz. s. v.) In the legends of Perseus and Andromeda, she is called Cassiopeia. [L.S]