Greek Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's G4172: πόλις (pólis) Definition

Strong's number
G4172
Lemma
πόλις
Transliteration
pólis
Pronunciation
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Strong's definition
a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) city probably from the same as G4171 (πόλεμος), or perhaps from G4183 (πολύς);

154 instances of the word πόλις pólis (G4172)


  • Acts 25:23 - when And on the morrow was come Agrippa and Bernice with great pomp and was entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and men principal of the city and commandment Festus was brought forth Paul

  • Acts 26:11 - And in every synagogue oft I punished them and compelled them to blaspheme exceedingly and being them I persecuted And unto strange cities

  • Acts 27:8 - hardly And passing it came unto place a which is called havens havens whereunto nigh was the city of Lasea

  • Hebrews 11:10 - he looked for For foundations which hath a city whose builder and maker is God

  • Hebrews 11:16 - now But a better they desire an heavenly wherefore not ashamed for them God God to be called for them he hath prepared for for them a city

  • Hebrews 12:22 - But ye are come Sion unto mount and unto the city God of the living Jerusalem the heavenly and to an innumerable company of angels

  • Hebrews 13:14 - no For have we here continuing city but to come we seek one

  • James 4:13 - now ye that say To day and to morrow we will go into such a city and continue there year a and buy and sell and get gain

  • John 1:44 - was Now Philip of Bethsaida of the city Andrew and Peter

  • John 4:5 - cometh he Then to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar near to the parcel of ground gave that Jacob Joseph son

  • John 4:8 - (For disciples his were gone away unto the city to meat buy

  • John 4:28 - left then waterpot The woman and went her way into the city and saith to the men

  • John 4:30 - they went Then out of the city and came unto him

  • John 4:39 - of And city that many believed on him of the Samaritans for the saying of the woman which testified He told me all that ever I did

  • John 11:54 - Jesus therefore no more openly walked among the Jews but went thence into a country near to the wilderness into Ephraim called a city and there continued with disciples

  • John 19:20 - This then title many read of the Jews for nigh it was to the city the place where was crucified Jesus and it was written in Hebrew and Greek and Latin

  • Jude 1:7 - Even as Sodom and Gomorrha and about them the cities in like manner giving themselves over to fornication and going after flesh strange are set forth for an example fire of eternal the vengeance suffering

  • Luke 1:26 - in And month the sixth was sent the angel Gabriel from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth

  • Luke 1:39 - arose And Mary in days and went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda

  • Luke 2:3 - And went all to be taxed every one into his own city