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Lexicon :: Strong's G4172 - polis

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πόλις
Transliteration
polis (Key)
Pronunciation
pol'-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as πόλεμος (G4171), or perhaps from πολύς (G4183)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:516,906

Strong’s Definitions

πόλις pólis, pol'-is; probably from the same as G4171, or perhaps from G4183; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):—city.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x

The KJV translates Strong's G4172 in the following manner: city (164x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x
The KJV translates Strong's G4172 in the following manner: city (164x).
  1. a city

    1. one's native city, the city in which one lives

    2. the heavenly Jerusalem

      1. the abode of the blessed in heaven

      2. of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire

    3. the inhabitants of a city

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πόλις pólis, pol'-is; probably from the same as G4171, or perhaps from G4183; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):—city.
STRONGS G4172:
πόλις, πολισεως, (πέλομαι, to dwell (or rather denoting originally 'fullness,' 'throng'; allied with Latin pleo, plebs, etc.; cf. Curtius, p. 79 and § 374; Vanicek, p. 499; (otherwise Fick 1:138))) (from Homer down), the Sept. chiefly for עִיר, besides for קִרְיָה, שַׁעַר (gate), etc., a city;
a. universally, Matthew 2:23; Mark 1:45; Luke 4:29; John 11:54; Acts 5:16, and very often in the historical books of the N. T.; κατά τήν πόλιν, through the city (A. V. in; see κατά, II. 1 a.), Acts 24:12; κατά πόλιν, κατά πόλεις, see κατά, II. 3a. α., p. 328a; opposed to κῶμαι, Matthew 9:35; Matthew 10:11; Luke 8:1; Luke 13:22; to κῶμαι καί ἀγροί, Mark 6:56; ἰδίᾳ πόλις, see ἴδιος, 1b., p. 297a; πόλις with the genitive of a person one's native city, Luke 2:4, 11; John 1:44(45); or the city in which one lives, Matthew 22:7; Luke 4:29; Luke 10:11; Acts 16:20; Revelation 16:19; Jerusalem is called, on account of the temple erected there, πόλις τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως, i. e. in which the great King of Israel, Jehovah, has his abode, Matthew 5:35; Psalm 47:2 (Psalms 48:2), cf. Tobit 13:15; also ἅγια πόλις (see ἅγιος, 1 a., p. 7a) and ἠγαπημένη, the beloved of God, Revelation 20:9. with the genitive of a gentile noun: Δαμασκηνῶν, 2 Corinthians 11:32; Ἐφεσίων, Acts 19:35; τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Luke 23:51; τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 10:23; Σαμαρειτῶν, Matthew 10:5; with the genitive of a region: τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Luke 1:26; Luke 4:31; Ιουδα, of the tribe of Judah, Luke 1:39; Λυκαονίας, Acts 14:6; Κιλικίας, Acts 21:39; τῆς Σαμαρείας, John 4:5; Acts 8:5. As in classical Greek the proper name of the city is added — either in the nominative case, as πόλις Ἰόππη, Acts 11:5; or in the genitive, as πόλις Σοδομων, Γομορρας, 2 Peter 2:6; Θυατείρων, Acts 16:14.
b. used of the heavenly Jerusalem (see Ἱεροσόλυμα, 2), i. e.
α. the abode of the blessed, in heaven: Hebrews 11:10, 16; with Θεοῦ ζῶντος added, Hebrews 12:22; μελλουσα πόλις, Hebrews 13:14.
β. in the visions of the Apocalypse it is used of the visible capital of the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world: Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21:14ff; 22:14; πόλις ἅγια, Revelation 22:19; with Ἱερουσαλήμ καινή added, Revelation 21:2.
c. πόλις by metonymy, for the inhabitants: Matthew 8:34; Acts 14:21; πᾶσα πόλις, Matthew 21:10; Acts 13:44; πόλις ὅλῃ, Mark 1:33; Acts 21:30; πόλις μερισθεῖσα καθ' ἑαυτῆς, Matthew 12:25.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
47:2; 48:2
Matthew
2:23; 5:35; 8:34; 9:35; 10:5; 10:11; 10:23; 12:25; 21:10; 22:7
Mark
1:33; 1:45; 6:56
Luke
1:26; 1:39; 2:4; 2:11; 4:29; 4:29; 4:31; 8:1; 10:11; 13:22; 23:51
John
1:44; 4:5; 11:54
Acts
5:16; 8:5; 11:5; 13:44; 14:6; 14:21; 16:14; 16:20; 19:35; 21:30; 21:39; 24:12
2 Corinthians
11:32
Hebrews
11:10; 11:16; 12:22; 13:14
2 Peter
2:6
Revelation
3:12; 16:19; 20:9; 21:2; 21:14; 22:14; 22:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4172 matches the Greek πόλις (polis),
which occurs 162 times in 153 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 4 (Mat 2:23–Luk 8:34)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23 - and went and settled in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a [fn]Nazarene.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5 -

Then the devil took Him into the holy city [Jerusalem] and placed Him on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 -

“You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 - or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:33 - The herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, including what had happened to the men under the power of demons.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:34 - And the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and as soon as they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:1 -

And Jesus, getting into a boat, crossed over the Sea of Galilee and came to [Capernaum] His own city.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:35 -

Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages [in Galilee], teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news (gospel) of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness [His words and His works reflecting His Messiahship].

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:5 -

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them: “Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not go into a city of the Samaritans;

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:11 - “Whatever city or village you enter, ask who in it is worthy [who welcomes you and your message], and stay at his house until you leave [that city].
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 - “Whoever does not welcome you, nor listen to your message, as you leave that house or city, [fn]shake the dust [of it] off your feet [in contempt, breaking all ties].
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15 - “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of [fn]Sodom and Gomorrah than for that city [since it rejected the Messiah’s messenger].
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 -

“When they persecute you in one city [because of your faith in Me], flee to the next; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1 -

When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and to preach in their [Galilean] cities.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:20 -

Then He began to denounce [the people in] the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent [and change their hearts and lives].

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:25 -

Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 -

When Jesus heard about John, He left there privately in a boat and went to a secluded place. But when the crowds heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:10 -

When He entered Jerusalem, all the city was trembling [with excitement], saying, “Who is this?”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:17 - Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:18 -

Now early in the morning, as Jesus was coming back to the city, He was hungry.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 - “The king was enraged [when he heard this], and sent his soldiers and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 -

“Therefore, take notice, I am sending you prophets and wise men [interpreters, teachers] and scribes [men educated in the Mosaic Law and the writings of the prophets]; some of them you will kill and even crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues, and pursue and persecute from city to city,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:18 - He said, “Go into the city to [fn]a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time [to suffer and atone for sin] is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:53 - and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city (Jerusalem) and appeared to many people.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:11 -

While they were on their way, some of the [Roman] guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:33 - until the whole city had gathered together at the door.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 - But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news [of his healing], to such an extent that Jesus could no longer openly enter a city [where He was known], but stayed out in the unpopulated places; yet people were still coming to Him from everywhere.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:14 -

The herdsmen [tending the pigs] ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what had happened.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:33 - Many [people] saw them leaving, and recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the [surrounding] cities, and got there ahead of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - And wherever He came into villages, or cities, or the countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places and pleading with Him [to allow them] just to touch the fringe (tassel with a blue cord) of His robe; and all who touched it were healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:19 -

When evening came, Jesus and His disciples would leave the city.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:13 - And He sent two of His disciples, saying to them, “Go into the city, and a [fn]man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:16 - The disciples left and went to the city and found everything just as He had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:26 -

Now in the sixth month [of Elizabeth’s pregnancy] the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39 -

Now at this time Mary arose and hurried to the hill country, to a city of Judah (Judea),

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3 - And everyone went to register for the census, each to his own city.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11 - “For this day in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (the Messiah).
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 -

And when they had done everything [in connection with Jesus’ birth] according to the Law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the crest of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to hurl Him down the cliff.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31 -

Then He came down [from the hills of Nazareth] to Capernaum, a city of Galilee [on the shore of the sea], and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But He said, “I must preach [the good news of] the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 -

While Jesus was in one of the cities, there came a man covered with [an advanced case of] leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean and well.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11 -

Soon afterward Jesus went to a city called Nain [near Nazareth], and His disciples and a large crowd accompanied Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - Now as He approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her [in the funeral procession].
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - Now there was a woman in the city who was [known as] a [fn]sinner; and [fn]when she found out that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 -

Soon afterward, Jesus began going around from one city and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve [disciples] were with Him,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4 -

When a large crowd was gathering together, and people from city after city were coming to Him, He spoke [to them] using a parable:

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - Now when Jesus stepped out on land, He was met by a man from the city [of Gerasa] who was possessed with demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and was not living in a house, but among the [fn]tombs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 -

When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and told it in the city and out in the country.


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