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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 162 times in 153 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 4 (Mat 2:23–Luk 8:34)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23 - He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5 - Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 - You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 - not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:33 - The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:34 - Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:1 - After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:35 - Then Jesus went throughout all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:5 - Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: "Do not go to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:11 - Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 - And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15 - I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 - Whenever they persecute you in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1 - When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:20 - Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:25 - Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:10 - As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, "Who is this?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:17 - And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:18 - Now early in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 - The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 - "For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:18 - He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house."'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:53

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:53 - (They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:11 - While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:33 - The whole town gathered by the door.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 - But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:14 - Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:33 - But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - And wherever he would go - into villages, towns, or countryside - they would place the sick in the marketplaces, and would ask him if they could just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:19 - When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:13 - He sent two of his disciples and told them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:16 - So the disciples left, went into the city, and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:26 - In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39 - In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3 - Everyone went to his own town to be registered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11 - Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 - So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31 - So he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But Jesus said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 - While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came to him who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11 - Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 - Some time afterward he went on through towns and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4 - While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them in a parable:

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 - When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside.

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