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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 42 times in 41 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:58 - and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:5 - Then Philip went down to the[fn] city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:8 - And there was great joy in that city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:9 - But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40 - But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:9 - The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5 - “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:44

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:44 - On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:50

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:50 - But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:4 - But the multitude of the city was divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:6 - they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13 - Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:19 - Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:20 - However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:21 - And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 - “For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:36 - Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:4 - And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:12 - and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:13 - And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:14 - Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:20 - And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:39 - Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:5 - But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious,[fn] took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:16 - Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:10 - “for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:29 - So the whole city was filled with confusion, and rushed into the theater with one accord, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s travel companions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35 - And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23 - “except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:5 - When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:29 - (For they had previously[fn] seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - And all the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:39 - But Paul said, “I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3 - “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:12 - “And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command Paul was brought in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 - “And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:8 - Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
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