G4172–πόλις–polis

But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.

πόλιν. polin “a city.”

But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,

πόλει polei “to [the] city”

For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come.

πόλιν, polin “city,”

How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:

πόλιν polin “city”

And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;

πόλεις poleis “[the] cities”

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the towns near them, having like these, given themselves up to unclean desires and gone after strange flesh, have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

πόλεις poleis “cities”

Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the house of my God, and he will go out no more: and I will put on him the name of my God, and the name of the town of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

πόλεως poleōs “city”

But do not take the measure of the space outside the house; because it has been given to the nations: and the holy town will be under their feet for forty-two months.

πόλιν polin “city”

And their dead bodies will be in the open street of the great town, which in the spirit is named Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was put to death on the cross.

πόλεως poleōs “city”

And in that hour there was a great earth-shock and a tenth part of the town came to destruction; and in the earth-shock seven thousand persons came to their end: and the rest were in fear, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

πόλεως poleōs “city”

And a second angel came after, saying, Destruction has come to Babylon the great, which gave to all the nations the wine of the wrath of her evil ways.

πόλις polis “city”

And the grapes were crushed under foot outside the town, and blood came out from them, even to the head-bands of the horses, two hundred miles.

πόλεως, poleōs “city,”

And the great town was cut into three parts, and the towns of the nations came to destruction: and Babylon the great came into mind before God, to be given the cup of the wine of his wrath.

πόλις polis “city”πόλεις poleis “cities”

And the woman whom you saw is the great town, which is ruling over the kings of the earth.

πόλις polis “city”

Watching from far away, for fear of her punishment, saying, Sorrow, sorrow for Babylon, the great town, the strong town! for in one hour you have been judged.

πόλις polis “city”πόλις polis “city”

Saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, she who was clothed in delicate linen, and purple, and red; with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels!

πόλις polis “city”

And crying out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What town is like the great town?

πόλει polei “city”

And they put dust on their heads, and were sad, weeping and crying, and saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, in which was increased the wealth of all who had their ships on the sea because of her great stores! for in one hour she is made waste.

πόλις polis “city”

And a strong angel took up a stone like the great stone with which grain is crushed, and sent it into the sea, saying, So, with a great fall, will Babylon, the great town, come to destruction, and will not be seen any more at all.

πόλις polis “city”

And they went up over the face of the earth, and made a circle about the tents of the saints, and the well loved town: and fire came down out of heaven for their destruction.

πόλιν polin “city”

And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband.

πόλιν polin “city”

And he took me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and let me see the holy town Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

πόλιν polin “city”

And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

πόλεως poleōs “city”

And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.

πόλιν polin “city”

And the town is square, as wide as it is long; and he took the measure of the town with the rod, one thousand and five hundred miles: it is equally long and wide and high.

πόλις polis “city”πόλιν polin “city”