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πόλις
pólis · Greek · Strong's G4172 · 164 occurrences
The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “city”
What it means
a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
probably from the same as G4171 (πόλεμος), or perhaps from G4183 (πολύς);
How the KJV renders it
city
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“city”
Answers that weigh this word
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- Do believers spend eternity in heaven, or on a renewed earth?
Where it appears
164 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
2 Corinthians 11:26 · N-DSF
I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;
2 Corinthians 11:32 · N-ASF
In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the Damascenes’ city, desiring to arrest me.
2 Peter 2:6 · N-APF
and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way,
Acts 4:27 · N-DSF
“For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
Acts 5:16 · N-GPF
The multitude also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits; and they were all healed.
Acts 7:58 · N-GSF
They threw him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Acts 8:5 N-ASFActs 8:8 N-DSFActs 8:9 N-DSFActs 8:40 N-APFActs 9:6 N-ASFActs 10:9 N-DSFActs 11:5 N-DSFActs 12:10 N-ASFActs 13:44 N-NSFActs 13:50 N-GSFActs 14:4 N-GSFActs 14:6 N-APFActs 14:13 N-GSFActs 14:19 N-GSFActs 14:20 N-ASFActs 14:21 N-ASFActs 15:21 N-ASFActs 15:36 N-ASFActs 16:4 N-APFActs 16:11 N-ASFActs 16:12 N-DSFActs 16:14 N-GSFActs 16:20 N-ASFActs 16:39 N-GSFActs 17:5 N-ASFActs 17:16 N-ASFActs 18:10 N-DSFActs 19:29 N-NSFActs 19:35 N-ASFActs 20:23 N-ASFActs 21:5 N-GSFActs 21:29 N-DSFActs 21:30 N-NSFActs 21:39 N-GSFActs 22:3 N-DSFActs 24:12 N-ASFActs 25:23 N-GSFActs 26:11 N-APFActs 27:8 N-NSFHebrews 11:10 N-ASFHebrews 11:16 N-ASFHebrews 12:22 N-DSFHebrews 13:14 N-ASFJames 4:13 N-ASFJohn 1:45 N-GSFJohn 4:5 N-ASFJohn 4:8 N-ASFJohn 4:28 N-ASFJohn 4:30 N-GSFJohn 4:39 N-GSFJohn 11:54 N-ASFJohn 19:20 N-GSFJude 1:7 N-NPFLuke 1:26 N-ASF
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