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4172 – πόλις (polis)

city


Type:
Noun
fem. ♀
Category:  Things  Buildings
Greek: πόλις (polis)
Pronunciation: pol-is
Gematria: 196(80 + 70 + 30 + 10 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Probably from the same as G4171, or perhaps from G4183
Usage: 163 times in NT

Description

  1. A city.
    1. One's native city, the city in which one lives.
    2. The heavenly Jerusalem.
      1. The abode of the blessed in heaven.
      2. Of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire.
    3. The inhabitants of a city.


Origin

Probably from the same as G4171, or perhaps from G4183:

πολύςpolusG4183many

Word root

Word with polis as root:

ἈμφίπολιςAmphipolisG0295Amphipolis
ΔεκάπολιςDekapolisG1179Decapolis
ἹεράπολιςHierapolisG2404Hierapolis
κωμόπολιςkomopolisG2969town
μητρόπολιςmetropolisG3390chiefest city
ΝεάπολιςNeapolisG3496Neapolis
ΝικόπολιςNikopolisG3533Nicopolis
πολιτάρχηςpolitarchesG4173ruler of the city
πολίτηςpolitesG4177citizen

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into polis :

אוֹןonH0202strength
אַרְמוֹןarmonH0759citadel
בִּירָהbirahH1002palace
מָקוֹםmaqomH4725standing place
עִירirH5892aexcitement
קִרְיָהqirjahA7149town
שַׁ֫עַרshaarH8179gate

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♀ accusative plural feminine
N-APF-10
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF-64
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
Location (location)
N-ASF-L-1
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
N-DPF-2
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF-21
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♀ genitive plural feminine
N-GPF-6
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF-36
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♀ Nominative plural feminine
N-NPF-2
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF-19
Noun Noun
vocative sing. ♀ vocative singular feminine
N-VSF-3


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References (163 occurances in 154 verses)




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