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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G4172 - Cities

Strong's No.:G4172

Greek:πόλις

Transliteration:polis

Phonetic:pol'-is

Word Origin:Probably from the same as G4171 or perhaps from G4183

Bible Usage:city.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

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


Thayers
Definition:

1. a city

a. one's native city, the city in which one lives

b. 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

c. the inhabitants of a city


Bible References:
Cities

Translation
Occurrences:
cities ( 18 )
city ( 137 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.