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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 39 times in 36 verses in 'Luk' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:26 - Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city G4172 in Galilee called Nazareth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39 - Now [fn]at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city G4172 of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3 - And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. G4172

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city G4172 of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city G4172 of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11 - for today in the city G4172 of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is [fn]Christ the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 - When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city G4172 of Nazareth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - and they got up and drove Him out of the city, G4172 and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city G4172 had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31 - And He came down to Capernaum, a city G4172 of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities G4172 also, for I was sent for this purpose.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 - While He was in one of the cities, G4172 behold, there was a man [fn]covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11 - Soon afterwards He went to a city G4172 called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, [fn]accompanied by a large crowd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - Now as He approached the gate of the city, G4172 [fn]a dead man was being carried out, the [fn]only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city G4172 was with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - And there was a woman in the city G4172 who was a [fn]sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 - Soon afterwards, He began going around from one city G4172 and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4 - When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities G4172 were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city G4172 who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 - When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city G4172 and out in the country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:39 - “Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city G4172 what great things Jesus had done for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5 - “And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, G4172 shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city G4172 called Bethsaida.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:1 - Now after this the Lord appointed [fn]seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city G4172 and place where He Himself was going to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8 - “Whatever city G4172 you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10 - “But whatever city G4172 you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:11 - ‘Even the dust of your city G4172 which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet [fn]be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:12 - “I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city. G4172

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:22 - And He was passing through from one city G4172 and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21 - “And the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city G4172 and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:2 - saying, “In a certain city G4172 there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3 - “There was a widow in that city, G4172 and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘[fn]Give me legal protection from my opponent.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17 - “And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, you are to be in authority over ten cities.’ G4172

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:19 - “And he said to him also, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ G4172

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 - When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city G4172 and wept over it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:10 - And He said to them, “When you have entered the city, G4172 a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19 - (He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, G4172 and for murder.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51 - (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city G4172 of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49 - “And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city G4172 until you are clothed with power from on high.”
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