πόλις
pólis
city
A human settlement characterized by organized civic structure; primarily a (walled) city or urban center, but also extended to towns of varying size. In Greek usage, denotes a community with political, social, and often cultic organization, frequently distinguished from rural villages (κώμη). In the New Testament and Hellenistic sources, can refer either to a major city or to a regional urban center, depending on context.
Acts 16:12 · Word #10
Lexicon G4172
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Transliteration | pólis |
| Strong's | G4172 |
| Definition | A human settlement characterized by organized civic structure; primarily a (walled) city or urban center, but also extended to towns of varying size. In Greek usage, denotes a community with political, social, and often cultic organization, frequently distinguished from rural villages (κώμη). In the New Testament and Hellenistic sources, can refer either to a major city or to a regional urban center, depending on context. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | city |
| Literal | city |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Strong's | G4172 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4172-07
city
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS): a single city functioning in subject position. |
| Rendering Rationale | "City" directly reflects the core meaning of πόλις as an organized urban center with civic structure. The nominative feminine singular form denotes a single city as the subject form, which English represents simply as "city." |
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