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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 -

Then he went and settled in a town called Nazareth to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5 -

Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 -

“You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 -

“or by the earth, because it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:33 -

Then the men who tended them fled. They went into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to those who were demon-possessed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:34 -

At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:1 -

So he got into a boat, crossed over, and came to his own town.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:35 -

Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every[fn] disease and every sickness.[fn][fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:5 -

Jesus sent out these twelve after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road that leads to the Gentiles, and don’t enter any Samaritan town.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:11 -

“When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 -

“If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that house or town.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15 -

“Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 -

“When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1 -

When Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:20 -

Then he proceeded to denounce the towns where most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent:

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:25 -

Knowing their thoughts, he told them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 -

When Jesus heard about it, he withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed him on foot from the towns.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:10 -

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar, saying, “Who is this? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:17 -

Then he left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:18 -

Early in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 -

“The king[fn] was enraged, and he sent out his troops, killed those murderers, and burned down their city.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 -

“This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:18 -

“Go into the city to a certain man,” he said, “and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time is near; I am celebrating the Passover at your place[fn] with my disciples.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:53 -

And they came out of the tombs after his resurrection, entered the holy city, and appeared to many.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:11 -

As they were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:33 -

The whole town was assembled at the door,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 -

Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But he was out in deserted places, and they came to him from everywhere.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:14 -

The men who tended them ran off and reported it in the town and the countryside, and people went to see what had happened.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:33 -

but many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they ran on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 -

Wherever he went, into villages, towns, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch just the end of his robe. And everyone who touched it was healed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:19 -

Whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:13 -

So 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:16 -

So the disciples went out, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:26 -

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39 -

In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3 -

So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 -

Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11 -

“Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 -

When they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 -

They got up, drove him out of town, and brought him to the edge of the hill that their town was built on, intending to hurl him over the cliff.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31 -

Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 -

But he said to them, “It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 -

While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy[fn] all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11 -

Afterward he was on his way to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were traveling with him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 -

Just as he neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was also with her.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 -

And a woman in the town who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house. She brought an alabaster jar of perfume

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 -

Afterward he was traveling from one town and village to another, preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4 -

As a large crowd was gathering, and people were coming to Jesus from every town, he said in a parable,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 -

When he got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 -

When the men who tended them saw what had happened, they ran off and reported it in the town and in the countryside.


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