city

Greek Noun Female

πόλις, -εως, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for עִיר;] a city: Mat.2:23, Mrk.1:45, Luk.4:29, Jhn.4:8, al. mult; opposite to κῶμαι (κ. καὶ ἀγροί), Mat.9:35 10:11, Mrk.6:56, Luk.8:1 13:22; with nom. propr. in appos. (cl.), Act.11:5 16:14; with id. in genitive appos. (BL, §35, 5), Act.8:5, 2Pe.2:6; genitive, of the region, Luk.1:26 4:31, Jhn.4:5; of the inhabitants, Mat.10:5, 23 Luk.23:51, Act.19:35, 2Co.11:32; with genitive of person(s), of one's residence or native place, Mat.22:7, Luk.2:4, 11 4:29 10:11, Jhn.1:45, Act.16:20, Rev.16:9; of Jerusalem: ἡ ἁγία π, Mat.4:5 27:53, Rev.11:2; ἡ ἠγαπημένη, Rev.20:19; π. τοῦ μεγάλου, Mt 5 ̈35 (cf. Ps 47 (48):2); of the heavenly city in the Apocalyptic visions, Rev.3:12 21:2, 10 14ff. 22:14, 19. By meton, of the inhabitants of a city: Mat.8:34 12:25 21:10, Mrk.1:33, Act.14:21 21:30. (AS)

city

Greek Noun Female

πόλις, Epic dialect also πτόλις (found sometimes in Trag. etc, see at {πτόλις}), ἡ: Epic dialect forms, accusative singular πόληα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; genitive πόλιος or πτόλιος, [Refs 8th c.BC+] P.(scanned?~X?~X?~X ¯ [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Ionic dialect forms, genitive πόλεως [Refs 6th c.BC+]; dative mostly πόλει, but πόλῑ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accusative πόλῑς [Refs]: Doric dialect genitive singular πόλιος [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; dative singular πόλι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; dative plural πολίεσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολίεσσι Foed.Lac. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect πόλιθι [Refs]: Aeolic dialect genitive πόλιος [Refs 7th c.BC+] disyllable (as also in Comedy texts, except [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Attic dialect dual πόλη [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—city, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἄκρη, ἀκροτάτη, ={ἀκρόπολις}, the citadel, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; which at Athens also was in early times called simply π, while the rest of the city was called ἄστυ, καλεῖται. ἡ ἀκρόπολις μέχρι τοῦδε ἔτι ὑπ᾽ Ἀθηναίων π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν πόλει in treaties, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so Ἰνάχου π. the citadel of Argos, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Cadmea at Thebes, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of Alexandria, [Refs]; π. ἡ ἁγία, of Jerusalem, [LXX] the city of, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in apposition, ἡ Μένδη π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) one's city or country, πόθι τοι π. ἠδὲ τοκῆε; [Refs 8th c.BC+] 3) ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς πόλεως city governor, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; στρατηγὸς πόλεως [Refs 1st c.BC+]; στρατηγὸς κατὰ πόλιν, = Latin praetor urbanus, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II) country, as dependent on and called after its city, ἀνθρώπων οἳ τήνδε π. καὶ γαῖαν ἔχουσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of islands peopled by men, Αῆμνον π. Θόαντος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. Αἴαντος, ={Σαλαμίς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) community or body of citizens (opposed to ἄστυ, their dwellings, [Refs 8th c.BC+] denotes the town), ὧν π. ἀνάριθμος ὄλλυται [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) state or community, ξύμπασα π. κακοῦ ἀνδρὸς ἀπηύρα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially free state, republic, [Refs 5th c.BC+]state affairs, government, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν π. φεύγειν shun one's public duties, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; assembly of citizens, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) rights of citizenship, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) πόλιν παίζειν, a game resembling backgammon, [Refs 5th c.BC+], perhaps alluded to in [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit pūr, Lithuanian pilìs 'fortrees'.)

Greek

Noun Feminine

a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size); city; probably from the same as g4171 (πόλεμος), or perhaps from g4183 (πολύς)