πόλεις
poleis
cities
probably from the same as πόλεμος, or perhaps from πολύς; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):--city.
Acts 8:40 · Word #10
Lexicon G4172
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Transliteration | pólis |
| Strong's | G4172 |
| In-context | cities |
| Literal | cities |
Morphology N ACC F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Strong's | G4172 |
SIBI-P1 G4172-02
city-communities
| Root | πόλις (polis) |
| Core Meanings | city, walled town, civic community, urban center, body of citizens |
| Semantic Range | a fortified city, town, urban center, civic community, the population of a city, or the political entity constituted by its citizens |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical world, the πόλις represents centers of social, economic, and political life, often contrasted with villages or wilderness. Cities function as hubs of authority, culture, and at times rebellion or righteousness, shaping covenant faithfulness or opposition within the narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,AFP — noun, accusative case, feminine gender, plural number. Accusative plural marks these as direct objects or objects of certain prepositions. |
| Rendering Rationale | "City-communities" preserves the core idea of πόλις as not merely buildings but an organized civic body within a defined (often walled) space. The form is accusative feminine plural (AFP), indicating multiple cities functioning as direct objects in their clauses; the plural sense is reflected in the rendering. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root πόλις (city, walled town, civic community, urban center, body of citizens)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G4172-01 |
polei | to/for the city-community |
G4172-03 |
poleon | of the city-communities |
G4172-06 |
polin | a city-community |
Word Usage (163 occurrences of G4172)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 2:23 | πόλιν | polin | a city |
| Matthew 4:5 | πόλιν | polin | |
| Matthew 5:14 | πόλις | polis |