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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 27 times in 25 verses in 'Mat' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23 - and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 - or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:33 - Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:34 - Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:1 - Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:35

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:5 - These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:11 - Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 - If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 - When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1 - After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:20 - Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:25 - Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:10 - When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:17

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:18 - Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:7 - The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 - Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:18 - He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:53

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:53 - They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[fn] went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:11 - While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
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