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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πόλις, -εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
polis
Simplified transliteration: 
polis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4172
GK Number: 
4484
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
162
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
city, town, village
Definition: 
a city, an enclosed and walled town, Mt. 10:5, 11; 11:1; meton. the inhabitants of a city, Mt. 8:34; 10:15; with a gen. of person, or a personal pronoun, the city of any one, the city of one's birth or residence, Mt. 9:1; Lk. 2:4, 11; ἡ πόλις, the city, κατ᾿ ἐξοχήν, Jerusalem, Mt. 21:18; 28:11; met. a place of permanent residence, abode, home, Heb. 11:10, 16; 13:14. The frequency count does not include its occurrence in the name Νέαν πόλιν in Acts 16:11

Greek-English Concordance for πόλις

Revelation 21:21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates was made of a single pearl. And the main street of the city (poleōs | πόλεως | gen sg fem) was pure gold, like transparent glass.
Revelation 21:23 And the city (polis | πόλις | nom sg fem) has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God floods it with light, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city (polin | πόλιν | acc sg fem) by its gates.
Revelation 22:19 and if anyone should take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (poleōs | πόλεως | gen sg fem), which are described in this book.

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