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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. Matthew 2:23πόλιν · a town
    …and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
  2. Matthew 4:5πόλιν · city
    Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
  3. Matthew 5:14πόλις · A city
    You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
  4. Matthew 5:35πόλις · [the] city
    …or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
  5. Matthew 8:33πόλιν · town
    Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
  6. Matthew 8:34πόλις · town
    Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
  7. Matthew 9:1πόλιν · town
    Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.
  8. Matthew 9:35πόλεις · towns
    Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
  9. Matthew 10:5πόλιν · any town
    These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
  10. Matthew 10:11πόλιν · town
    Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
  11. Matthew 10:14πόλεως · town
    And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
  12. Matthew 10:15πόλει · town
    Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
  13. Matthew 10:23πόλει · town; πόλεις · towns
    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  14. Matthew 11:1πόλεσιν · cities
    After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
  15. Matthew 11:20πόλεις · cities
    Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
  16. Matthew 12:25πόλις · city
    Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
  17. Matthew 14:13πόλεων · towns
    When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
  18. Matthew 21:10πόλις · city
    When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
  19. Matthew 21:17πόλεως · city
    Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
  20. Matthew 21:18πόλιν · city
    In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
  21. Matthew 22:7πόλιν · city
    The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
  22. Matthew 23:34πόλεως · town; πόλιν · town
    Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
  23. Matthew 26:18πόλιν · city
    He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”
  24. Matthew 27:53πόλιν · city
    After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
  25. Matthew 28:11πόλιν · city
    While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
  26. Mark 1:33πόλις · town
    …and the whole town gathered at the door.
  27. Mark 1:45πόλιν · a town
    But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
  28. Mark 5:14πόλιν · town
    Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
  29. Mark 6:33πόλεων · towns
    But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
  30. Mark 6:56πόλεις · towns
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  31. Mark 11:19πόλεως · city
    And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.
  32. Mark 14:13πόλιν · city
    So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
  33. Mark 14:16πόλιν · city
    So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.
  34. Luke 1:26πόλιν · a town
    In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
  35. Luke 1:39πόλιν · a town
    In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
  36. Luke 2:3πόλιν · town
    And everyone went to his own town to register.
  37. Luke 2:4πόλεως; πόλιν · [the] city
    So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
  38. Luke 2:11πόλει · [the] city
    Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
  39. Luke 2:39πόλιν · town
    When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
  40. Luke 4:29πόλεως · [the] town; πόλις · town
    They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
  41. Luke 4:31πόλιν · a town
    Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
  42. Luke 4:43πόλεσιν · towns
    But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
  43. Luke 5:12πόλεων · towns
    While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  44. Luke 7:11πόλιν · a town
    Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
  45. Luke 7:12πόλεως · town; πόλεως · town
    As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.