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polis G4172

πόλις (polis) means “city” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πόλις Greek · G4172 162 tagged occurrences in 153 verses

Pronunciation guide: pol'-is Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4172

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.11:2; ἡ ἠγαπημένη, Rev.20:19; π. τοῦ μεγάλου, Mt 5 ̈35 (cf. Ps 47 (48):2); of the heavenly city in the Apocalyptic visions, Rev.3:12 21:2, 10 14ff. 22:14, 19. By meton., of the inhabitants of a city: Mat.8:34 12:25 21:10, Mrk.1:33, Act.14:21 21:30. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a city, the inhabitants of a city.

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How translators render G4172

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
city 76
town 35
a town 9
towns 9
cities 8
the city 5
a city 3
the town 2
any town 1
city into turmoil 1
city itself 1
from the city 1
from town after town 1
same town 1
the cities 1
the judean town 1
the towns 1
there 1
to the city 1
town to town 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
city 58
the city 51
of the city 15
a city 12
the cities 10
cities 8
for 2
unto the city 2
belonging to the city 1
every city 1
of the cities 1
out of the city 1
the 1
the same city 1
to the city 1

Verses containing G4172

Page 4 of 4. 153 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Revelation 21:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  2. Revelation 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. Revelation 22:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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Sources and text

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