πόλιςpólis

Meanings

Same root

• πόλεμοςpólemos · G4171warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
• πολύςpolýs · G4183(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
• ΔεκάπολιςDekápolis · G1179the ten-city region; the Decapolis, a district in Syria
• ΝικόπολιςNikópolis · G3533victorious city; Nicopolis, a place in Macedonia
• ΝεάπολιςNeápolis · G3496new town; Neapolis, a place in Macedonia
• κωμόπολιςkōmópolis · G2969an unwalled city
• ἹεράπολιςHierápolis · G2404holy city; Hierapolis, a place in Asia Minor
• πολιτάρχηςpolitárchēs · G4173a town-officer, i.e. magistrate

Where it appears

Appears 163 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 2:23 So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
• Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,
• Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
• Matthew 5:35 And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.
• Matthew 8:33 The herdsmen fled to the nearby town, telling everyone what happened to the demon-possessed men.
• Matthew 8:34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.