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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 23 times in 22 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6

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[fn]The enemy has come to an end in everlasting ruins,

And You have uprooted the cities;

The very memory of them has perished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:21

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Blessed be the LORD,

For He has shown His marvelous faithfulness to me in a besieged city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4

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There is a river whose streams make the city of God happy,

The holy dwelling places of the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:1

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A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised

In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2

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Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,

Is Mount Zion in the far north,

The city of the great King.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:8

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Just as we have heard, so have we seen

In the city of the LORD of armies, in the city of our God;

God will establish her forever. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9

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Confuse them, Lord, divide their tongues,

For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:6

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They return at evening, they howl like a dog,

And prowl around the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:14

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They return at evening, they howl like a dog,

And prowl around the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:9

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Who will bring me into the besieged city?

Who [fn]will lead me to Edom?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:35

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For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah,

So that they may live there and possess it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:16

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May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains;

Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon;

And may those from the city flourish like the vegetation of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:20

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Like a dream when one awakes,

Lord, when stirred, You will despise their image.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:3

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Glorious things are spoken of you,

City of God. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:8

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Every morning I will [fn]destroy all the wicked of the land,

So as to eliminate from the city of the LORD all those who do injustice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:4

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They wandered in the wilderness in a [fn]desert region;

They did not find a way to [fn]an inhabited city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:7

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He also had them walk on a [fn]straight way,

To go to [fn]an inhabited city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:36

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And He has the hungry live there,

So that they may establish [fn]an inhabited city,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:10

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Who will bring me into the fortified city?

Who [fn]will lead me to Edom?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:3

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Jerusalem, that has been built

As a city that is firmly joined together;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1

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A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.

Unless the LORD builds a house,

They who build it labor in vain;

Unless the LORD guards a city,

The watchman stays awake in vain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20

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For they speak [fn]against You wickedly,

And Your enemies [fn]take Your name in vain.

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