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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 mense autem sexto missus est angelus Gabrihel a Deo in civitatem Galilaeae cui nomen Nazareth

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:39 - exsurgens autem Maria in diebus illis abiit in montana cum festinatione in civitatem Iuda

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:3 - et ibant omnes ut profiterentur singuli in suam civitatem

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - ascendit autem et Ioseph a Galilaea de civitate Nazareth in Iudaeam civitatem David quae vocatur Bethleem eo quod esset de domo et familia David

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:11 - quia natus est vobis hodie salvator qui est Christus Dominus in civitate David

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:39 - et ut perfecerunt omnia secundum legem Domini reversi sunt in Galilaeam in civitatem suam Nazareth

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - et surrexerunt et eiecerunt illum extra civitatem et duxerunt illum usque ad supercilium montis supra quem civitas illorum erat aedificata ut praecipitarent eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:31 - et descendit in Capharnaum civitatem Galilaeae ibique docebat illos sabbatis

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - quibus ille ait quia et aliis civitatibus oportet me evangelizare regnum Dei quia ideo missus sum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 - et factum est cum esset in una civitatum et ecce vir plenus lepra et videns Iesum et procidens in faciem rogavit eum dicens Domine si vis potes me mundare

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:11 - et factum est deinceps ibat in civitatem quae vocatur Naim et ibant cum illo discipuli eius et turba copiosa

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - cum autem adpropinquaret portae civitatis et ecce defunctus efferebatur filius unicus matri suae et haec vidua erat et turba civitatis multa cum illa

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - et ecce mulier quae erat in civitate peccatrix ut cognovit quod accubuit in domo Pharisaei adtulit alabastrum unguenti

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 - et factum est deinceps et ipse iter faciebat per civitatem et castellum praedicans et evangelizans regnum Dei et duodecim cum illo

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4 - cum autem turba plurima conveniret et de civitatibus properarent ad eum dixit per similitudinem

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - et cum egressus esset ad terram occurrit illi vir quidam qui habebat daemonium iam temporibus multis et vestimento non induebatur neque in domo manebat sed in monumentis

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 - quod ut viderunt factum qui pascebant fugerunt et nuntiaverunt in civitatem et in villas

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:39 - redi domum tuam et narra quanta tibi fecit Deus et abiit per universam civitatem praedicans quanta illi fecisset Iesus

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5 - et quicumque non receperint vos exeuntes de civitate illa etiam pulverem pedum vestrorum excutite in testimonium supra illos

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - et reversi apostoli narraverunt illi quaecumque fecerunt et adsumptis illis secessit seorsum in locum desertum qui est Bethsaida

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:1 - post haec autem designavit Dominus et alios septuaginta duos et misit illos binos ante faciem suam in omnem civitatem et locum quo erat ipse venturus

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8 - et in quamcumque civitatem intraveritis et susceperint vos manducate quae adponuntur vobis

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10 - in quamcumque civitatem intraveritis et non receperint vos exeuntes in plateas eius dicite

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:11 - etiam pulverem qui adhesit nobis de civitate vestra extergimus in vos tamen hoc scitote quia adpropinquavit regnum Dei

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:12 - dico vobis quia Sodomis in die illa remissius erit quam illi civitati

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:22 - et ibat per civitates et castella docens et iter faciens in Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21 - et reversus servus nuntiavit haec domino suo tunc iratus pater familias dixit servo suo exi cito in plateas et vicos civitatis et pauperes ac debiles et caecos et claudos introduc huc

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:2 - dicens iudex quidam erat in quadam civitate qui Deum non timebat et hominem non verebatur

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3 - vidua autem quaedam erat in civitate illa et veniebat ad eum dicens vindica me de adversario meo

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:17 - et ait illi euge bone serve quia in modico fidelis fuisti eris potestatem habens supra decem civitates

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:19 - et huic ait et tu esto supra quinque civitates

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 - et ut adpropinquavit videns civitatem flevit super illam dicens

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:10 - et dixit ad eos ecce introeuntibus vobis in civitatem occurret vobis homo amphoram aquae portans sequimini eum in domum in qua intrat

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19 - qui erat propter seditionem quandam factam in civitate et homicidium missus in carcerem

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51 - hic non consenserat consilio et actibus eorum ab Arimathia civitate Iudaeae qui expectabat et ipse regnum Dei

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49 - et ego mitto promissum Patris mei in vos vos autem sedete in civitate quoadusque induamini virtutem ex alto
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