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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. Revelation 18:21πόλις · city
    Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
  2. Revelation 20:9πόλιν · city
    And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
  3. Revelation 21:2πόλιν · city
    I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
  4. Revelation 21:10πόλιν · city
    And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
  5. Revelation 21:14πόλεως · city
    The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
  6. Revelation 21:15πόλιν · city
    The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
  7. Revelation 21:16πόλις · city; πόλιν · city
    The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.
  8. Revelation 21:18πόλις · city [itself]
    The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
  9. Revelation 21:19πόλεως · city
    The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
  10. Revelation 21:21πόλεως · city
    And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
  11. Revelation 21:23πόλις · city
    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
  12. Revelation 22:14πόλιν · city
    Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
  13. Revelation 22:19πόλεως · city
    And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.