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πόλις

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine164 occurrences14 books155 verses

Definition

πόλις, -εως, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly and very frequently for עִיר ;]

a city: Matthew 2:23, Mark 1:45, Luke 4:29, John 4:8, al. mult.; opposite to κῶμαι (κ. καὶ ἀγροί), Matthew 9:35; 10:11, Mark 6:56, Luke 8:1; 13:22; with nom. propr. in appos. (cl.), Acts 11:5; 16:14; with id. in genitive appos. (BL, §35, 5), Acts 8:5, 2 Peter 2:6; genitive, of the region, Luke 1:26; 4:31, John 4:5; of the inhabitants, Matthew 10:5, 23, Luke 23:51, Acts 19:35, 2 Corinthians 11:32; with genitive of person(s), of one's residence or native place, Matthew 22:7, Luke 2:4, 11; 4:29; 10:11, John 1:45, Acts 16:20, Revelation 16:9; of Jerusalem: ἡ ἁγία π., Matthew 4:5; 27:53, Revelation 11:2; ἡ ἠγαπημένη, Revelation 20:19; π. τοῦ μεγάλου, Mt 5 ̈35 (cf. Psalm 48:2); of the heavenly city in the Apocalyptic visions, Revelation 3:12; 21:2, 10 14ff. 22:14, 19. By meton., of the inhabitants of a city: Matthew 8:34; 12:25; 21:10, Mark 1:33, Acts 14:21; 21:30.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πόλις:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

164 total
  1. Luke 7:37πόλει · town
    When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
  2. Luke 8:1πόλιν · town
    Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
  3. Luke 8:4πόλιν · from town after town
    While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
  4. Luke 8:27πόλεως · town
    When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
  5. Luke 8:34πόλιν · town
    When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
  6. Luke 8:39πόλιν · town
    “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
  7. Luke 9:5πόλεως · town
    If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
  8. Luke 9:10πόλιν · a town
    Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
  9. Luke 10:1πόλιν · town
    After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
  10. Luke 10:8πόλιν · town
    If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
  11. Luke 10:10πόλιν · town
    But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
  12. Luke 10:11πόλεως · town
    ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
  13. Luke 10:12πόλει · town
    I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
  14. Luke 13:22πόλεις · [the] towns
    Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
  15. Luke 14:21πόλεως · city
    The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
  16. Luke 18:2πόλει · town
    “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
  17. Luke 18:3πόλει · town
    And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
  18. Luke 19:17πόλεων · cities
    His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
  19. Luke 19:19πόλεων · cities
    And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
  20. Luke 19:41πόλιν · city
    As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
  21. Luke 22:10πόλιν · city
    He answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,
  22. Luke 23:19πόλει · city
    (Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
  23. Luke 23:51πόλεως · [the] Judean town
    …who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
  24. Luke 24:49πόλει · city
    And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
  25. John 1:44πόλεως · [same] town
    Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
  26. John 4:5πόλιν · a town
    So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
  27. John 4:8πόλιν · town
    (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
  28. John 4:28πόλιν · town
    Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
  29. John 4:30πόλεως · town
    So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.
  30. John 4:39πόλεως · town
    Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
  31. John 11:54πόλιν · a town
    As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
  32. John 19:20πόλεως · city
    Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
  33. Acts 4:27πόλει · city
    In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  34. Acts 5:16πόλεων · towns
    Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
  35. Acts 7:58πόλεως · city
    They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  36. Acts 8:5πόλιν · [a] city
    Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
  37. Acts 8:8πόλει · city
    So there was great joy in that city.
  38. Acts 8:9πόλει · city
    Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
  39. Acts 8:40πόλεις · towns
    But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
  40. Acts 9:6πόλιν · city
    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
  41. Acts 10:9πόλει · city
    The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
  42. Acts 11:5πόλει · [the] city
    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
  43. Acts 12:10πόλιν · city
    They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
  44. Acts 13:44πόλις · city
    On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
  45. Acts 13:50πόλεως · city
    The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
  46. Acts 14:4πόλεως · city
    The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
  47. Acts 14:6πόλεις · cities
    …they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
  48. Acts 14:13πόλεως · city
    The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
  49. Acts 14:19πόλεως · city
    Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
  50. Acts 14:20πόλιν · city
    But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.