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
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.”
“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.”
“Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.”
“And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.”
“Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.”
“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.””
“Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.”
“Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.”
“Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.”
“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).