City
πόλιςStrong’s G4172polis
Appears in 155 verses of the New Testament
In short
Polis is the Greek word usually translated “city”, “cities” and “town”. It appears in 155 verses of the New Testament.
“For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:”
Meaning
Usually translated “city”, “cities” and “town”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- city 119
- cities 16
- town 9
- a city 8
- towns 4
- a town 3
- any city 1
- for city 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 41
- Luke 36
- Matthew 25
- Revelation 25
- Mark 9
- John 8
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 2:6In contextAnd turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
- Jude 1:7In contextEven as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
- Matthew 2:23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
- Matthew 4:5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
- Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 5:35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
All 155 verses, by book
- Matthew 25
- 2:234:55:145:358:338:349:19:3510:510:1110:1410:1510:2311:111:2012:2514:1321:1021:1721:1822:723:3426:1827:5328:11
- Luke 36
- 1:261:392:32:42:112:394:294:314:435:127:117:127:378:18:48:278:348:399:59:1010:110:810:1010:1110:1213:2214:2118:218:319:1719:1919:4122:1023:1923:5124:49
- Acts 41
- 5:167:588:58:88:98:409:610:911:512:1013:4413:5014:414:614:1314:1914:2014:2115:2115:3616:416:1116:1216:1416:2016:3917:517:1618:1019:2919:3520:2321:521:2921:3021:3922:324:1225:2326:1127:8
- Romans 1
- 16:23
- Titus 1
- 1:5
- James 1
- 4:13
- 2 Peter 1
- 2:6
- Jude 1
- 1:7
Greek dictionary
πόλις polis · city
πόλις, -εως, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for עִיר ;] a city: Mat.2:23, Mrk.1:45, Luk.4:29, Jhn.4:8, al. mult.; opposite to κῶμαι (κ. καὶ ἀγροί), Mat.9:35 10:11, Mrk.6:56, Luk.8:1 13:22; with nom. propr. in appos. (cl.), Act.11:5 16:14; with id. in genitive appos. (BL, §35, 5), Act.8:5, 2Pe.2:6; genitive, of the region, Luk.1:26 4:31, Jhn.4:5; of the inhabitants, Mat.10:5, 23 Luk.23:51, Act.19:35, 2Co.11:32; with genitive of person(s), of one's residence or native place, Mat.22:7, Luk.2:4, 11 4:29 10:11, Jhn.1:45, Act.16:20, Rev.16:9; of Jerusalem: ἡ ἁγία π., Mat.4:5 27:53, Rev.11: …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “city” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CITY, noun
- In a general sense, a large town; a large number of houses and inhabitants, established in one place.
- In a more appropriate sense, a corporate town; a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by particular officers, as a mayor and aldermen.
- The collective body of citizens, or the inhabitants of a city; as when we say, the city voted to establish a market, and the city repealed the vote.
All definitions and other forms of “city”
CITY, adjective
Pertaining to a city; as city wives; a city feast; city manners.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.