Skip to content
Bible Study

Lexicon entry · Greek

G4172πόλιςpolis

cityPart of speech: Greek Noun (Feminine)

Lexicon
From STEPBible's TBESG (CC BY 4.0)

Occurrences by book

  1. 27
  2. 9
  3. 39
  4. 8
  5. 43
  6. 1
  7. 1 Corinthians: 0
  8. 2
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. 1
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 4
  20. 1
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 1
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. 1
  27. 28

Renderings

Bible in Basic English is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

165 occurrences in 156 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. John 4:39

    Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  2. John 11:54

    So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.

    πόλιν, polin “a city,”

  3. John 19:20

    The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  4. Acts 4:27

    For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

    πόλει polei “city”

  5. Acts 5:16

    And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

    πόλεων poleōn “cities”

  6. Acts 7:58

    Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  7. Acts 8:5

    And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.

    πόλιν polin “city”

  8. Acts 8:8

    And there was much joy in that town.

    πόλει polei “city”

  9. Acts 8:9

    But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:

    πόλει polei “city”

  10. Acts 8:40

    But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.

    πόλεις poleis “towns”

  11. Acts 9:6

    But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    πόλιν, polin “city,”

  12. Acts 10:9

    Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:

    πόλει polei “city”

  13. Acts 11:5

    I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:

    πόλει polei “[the] city”

  14. Acts 12:10

    And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.

    πόλιν, polin “city,”

  15. Acts 13:44

    And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God.

    πόλις polis “city”

  16. Acts 13:50

    But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  17. Acts 14:4

    But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

    πόλεως, poleōs “city,”

  18. Acts 14:6

    Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the country round about:

    πόλεις poleis “cities”

  19. Acts 14:13

    And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  20. Acts 14:19

    But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  21. Acts 14:20

    But when the disciples came round him, he got up and went into the town: and the day after he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.

    πόλιν polin “city”

  22. Acts 14:21

    And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

    πόλιν polin “city”

  23. Acts 15:21

    For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.

    πόλιν polin “city”

  24. Acts 15:36

    And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and see the brothers in every town where we have given the word of God, and see how they are.

    πόλιν polin “city”

  25. Acts 16:4

    And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.

    πόλεις, poleis “cities,”