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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)
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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, ἡ (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; ἡ 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 ἡ 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; ἡ 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; ἡ πόλις ἡ 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 ἡ πόλις, Matthew 21:10; Acts 13:44; ἡ 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 42 times in 41 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27

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“For truly in this city G4172 there were gathered together against Your holy [fn]Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the [fn]Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - The [fn]people from the cities G4172 in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together as well, bringing people who were sick [fn]or tormented with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58 - When they had driven him out of the city G4172, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:5 - Philip went down to the city G4172 of Samaria and began proclaiming the [fn]Christ to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:8 - So there was much rejoicing in that city G4172.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:9

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Now a man named Simon had previously been practicing magic in the city G4172 and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40 - But Philip [fn]found himself at [fn]Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities G4172, until he came to Caesarea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - but get up and enter the city G4172, and it will be told to you what you must do.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:9

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On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city G4172, Peter went up on the [fn]housetop about [fn]the sixth hour to pray.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5 - “I was in the city G4172 of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an [fn]object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came to where I was,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - Now when they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city G4172, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:44

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The next Sabbath nearly all the city G4172 assembled to hear the word of [fn]the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:50

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:50 - But the Jews incited the [fn]devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city G4172, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their [fn]region.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:4 - But the [fn]people of the city G4172 were divided; and some [fn]sided with the Jews, while others, with the apostles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:6 - they became aware of it and fled to the cities G4172 of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13 - Moreover, the priest of Zeus, whose temple was [fn]just outside the city G4172, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:19

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But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city G4172, thinking that he was dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:20 - But while the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city G4172. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:21 - And after they had preached the gospel to that city G4172 and had made a good number of disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 - “For from ancient generations Moses has those who preach him in every city G4172, since [fn]he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:36

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After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers and sisters in every city G4172 in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4 - Now while they were passing through the cities G4172, they were delivering the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:12 - and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city G4172 of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city G4172.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:14 - A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city G4172 of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. [fn]The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:20 - and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men, Jews as they are, are causing our city G4172 trouble,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:39 - and they came and pleaded with them, and when they had led them out, they repeatedly asked them to leave the city G4172.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:5 - But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob and set the city G4172 in an uproar; and they attacked the house of Jason and were seeking to bring them out to the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:16

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Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he observed that the city G4172 was full of idols.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:10 - for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city G4172.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:29 - The city G4172 was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s Macedonian traveling companions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35

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After quieting the crowd, the town clerk *said, “Men of Ephesus, what person is there after all who does not know that the city G4172 of the Ephesians is guardian of the temple of the great [fn]Artemis and of the image which fell down from [fn]the sky?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23 - except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city G4172, saying that chains and afflictions await me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:5 - When [fn]our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city G4172. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:29 - For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city G4172 with him, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - Then the whole city G4172 was provoked and [fn]the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:39 - But Paul said, “I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city G4172; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3

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“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city G4172, educated [fn]under Gamaliel, [fn]strictly according to the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:12 - “And neither in the temple did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or causing [fn]a riot, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city G4172 itself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23

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So, on the next day when Agrippa and Bernice came amid great pomp and entered the auditorium, [fn]accompanied by the commanders and the prominent men of the city G4172, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 - “And as I punished them often in all the synagogues, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and since I was extremely enraged at them, I kept pursuing them even to [fn]foreign cities G4172.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:8 - and with difficulty sailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city G4172 of Lasea.
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