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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:26 - In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39 - A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3 - All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11 - The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 - When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31 - Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But he replied, “I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 - In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11 - Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 - Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4 - One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in a cemetery outside the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 - When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:39 - “No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you.” So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5 - And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:1 - The Lord now chose seventy-two[fn] other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8 - “If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10 - But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:11 - ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:12 - I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:22 - Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21 - “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:2 - “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3 - A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17 - “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:19 - “‘Well done!’ the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 - But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:10 - He replied, “As soon as you enter Jerusalem, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. At the house he enters,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19 - (Barabbas was in prison for taking part in an insurrection in Jerusalem against the government, and for murder.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51 - but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49 - “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
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