Strong's Greek · G4172

πόλις

pólis

city

Definition

a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)

Derivation

probably from the same as G4171 (πόλεμος), or perhaps from G4183 (πολύς);

Appears 164 times in Scripture

Matthew 5:14

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matthew 9:35

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

Matthew 10:14

And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

Matthew 9:1

Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.

Matthew 2:23

and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Matthew 8:34

Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

Matthew 10:11

Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.

Matthew 8:33

Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

Matthew 5:35

or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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