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Polis

pol'-is
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Polis Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 162
  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
poliß
Origin
probably from the same as (4171), or perhaps from (4183)
Strong's Number
4172
TDNT Entry
6:516,906

NAS Word Usage

cities
20
city
142
Total
162

NAS Verse Count

25
8
36
8
41
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
24
Total
153
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Polis". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.