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G4172πόλιςpolis

cityPart of speech: Greek Noun (Feminine)

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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

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165 occurrences in 156 verses

With their references and text in American Standard Version.

  1. Hebrews 11:16

    But now they desire a better [supplied: country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

    πόλιν. polin “a city.”

  2. Hebrews 12:22

    but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,

    πόλει polei “to [the] city”

  3. Hebrews 13:14

    For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after [supplied: the city] which is to come.

    πόλιν, polin “city,”

  4. James 4:13

    Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

    πόλιν polin “city”

  5. 2 Peter 2:6

    and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, having made them an example unto those that should live ungodly;

    πόλεις poleis “[the] cities”

  6. Jude 1:7

    Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

    πόλεις poleis “cities”

  7. Revelation 3:12

    He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  8. Revelation 11:2

    And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

    πόλιν polin “city”

  9. Revelation 11:8

    And their dead bodies [supplied: lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  10. Revelation 11:13

    And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  11. Revelation 14:8

    And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

    πόλις polis “city”

  12. Revelation 14:20

    And the winepress are trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

    πόλεως, poleōs “city,”

  13. Revelation 16:19

    And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

    πόλις polis “city”πόλεις poleis “cities”

  14. Revelation 17:18

    And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

    πόλις polis “city”

  15. Revelation 18:10

    standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

    πόλις polis “city”πόλις polis “city”

  16. Revelation 18:16

    saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl!

    πόλις polis “city”

  17. Revelation 18:18

    and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying, What [supplied: city] is like the great city?

    πόλει polei “city”

  18. Revelation 18:19

    And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

    πόλις polis “city”

  19. Revelation 18:21

    And a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all.

    πόλις polis “city”

  20. Revelation 20:9

    And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them.

    πόλιν polin “city”

  21. Revelation 21:2

    And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

    πόλιν polin “city”

  22. Revelation 21:10

    And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

    πόλιν polin “city”

  23. Revelation 21:14

    And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

    πόλεως poleōs “city”

  24. Revelation 21:15

    And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

    πόλιν polin “city”

  25. Revelation 21:16

    And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.

    πόλις polis “city”πόλιν polin “city”