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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 28 times in 25 verses in 'Rev' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - ‘The one who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city G4172 of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2 - “[fn]Leave out the courtyard which is outside the [fn]temple and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations; and they will trample the holy city G4172 for forty-two months.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:8 - And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the great city G4172 which [fn]spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13 - And [fn]at that time there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city G4172 fell; [fn]seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:8 -

And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “[fn]Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the [fn]passion of her sexual immorality.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:20 - And the wine press was trampled outside the city G4172, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, [fn]for a distance of [fn]1,600 stadia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19 - The great city G4172 [fn]was split into three parts, and the cities G4172 of the [fn]nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give her the cup of the wine of [fn]His fierce wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:18 - “The woman whom you saw is the great city G4172, which [fn]reigns over the kings of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city G4172, Babylon, the strong city G4172! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16 - saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city G4172, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and [fn]adorned with gold, precious [fn]stones, and pearls;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:18 - and were crying out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What city is like the great city G4172?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - “And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city G4172, in which all who had ships at sea became rich from her prosperity, for in one hour she has been laid waste!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:21 -

Then [fn]a strong angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, the great city G4172, be thrown down with violence, and will never be found again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:9 - And they came up on the [fn]broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the [fn]saints and the beloved city G4172, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:2 - And I saw the holy city G4172, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:10 - And he carried me away [fn]in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city G4172, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14 - And the wall of the city G4172 had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 -

The one who spoke with me had a [fn]gold measuring rod to measure the city G4172, its gates, and its wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - The city G4172 is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city G4172 with the [fn]rod, [fn]twelve thousand stadia; its length, width, and height are equal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18 - The material of the wall was jasper; and the city G4172 was pure gold, like [fn]clear glass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:19 - The foundation stones of the city G4172 wall were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city G4172 was pure gold, like transparent glass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city G4172 has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:14 -

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city G4172 by the gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19 - and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and [fn]from the holy city G4172, which are written in this book.
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