πόλις
Transliteration
polis (Key)
Pronunciation
pol'-is
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as πόλεμος (G4171), or perhaps from πολύς (G4183)
mGNT
162x in 7 unique form(s) TR
164x in 7 unique form(s) LXX
1,208x in 14 unique form(s)
πόλει — 21x
πόλεις — 12x
πόλεσιν — 2x
πόλεων — 6x
πόλεως — 38x
πόλιν — 62x
πόλις — 23x
πόλει — 21x
πόλεις — 12x
πόλεσιν — 2x
πόλεων — 6x
πόλεως — 36x
πόλιν — 63x
πόλις — 22x
πόλει — 148x
πόλεις — 283x
πόλεσι — 1x
πόλεσίν — 18x
πόλεσιν — 87x
πόλεών — 5x
πόλεων — 58x
πόλεώς — 2x
πόλεως — 234x
Πόλιν — 3x
πόλιν — 245x
Πόλις — 3x
πόλις — 120x
πόλισ-ασεδεκ — 1x
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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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References

Psalms
Psalms 47:2; Psalms 48:2
Matthew
Matthew 2:23; Matthew 5:35; Matthew 8:34; Matthew 9:35; Matthew 10:5; Matthew 10:11; Matthew 10:23; Matthew 12:25; Matthew 21:10; Matthew 22:7
Mark
Mark 1:33; Mark 1:45; Mark 6:56
Luke
Luke 1:26; Luke 1:39; Luke 2:4; Luke 2:11; Luke 4:29; Luke 4:29; Luke 4:31; Luke 8:1; Luke 10:11; Luke 13:22; Luke 23:51
John
John 1:44; John 4:5; John 11:54
Acts
Acts 5:16; Acts 8:5; Acts 11:5; Acts 13:44; Acts 14:6; Acts 14:21; Acts 16:14; Acts 16:20; Acts 19:35; Acts 21:30; Acts 21:39; Acts 24:12
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 11:32
Hebrews
Hebrews 11:10; Hebrews 11:16; Hebrews 12:22; Hebrews 13:14
2 Peter
2 Peter 2:6
Revelation
Revelation 3:12; Revelation 16:19; Revelation 20:9; Revelation 21:2; Revelation 21:14; Revelation 22:14; Revelation 22:19
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