πόλιν

polin

city

probably from the same as πόλεμος, or perhaps from πολύς; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):--city.

G4172

James 4:13 · Word #12

Lexicon G4172

Lemmaπόλις
Transliterationpólis
Strong'sG4172
In-contextcity
Literalcity

Morphology N ACC F SG 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 SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaπόλις
Strong'sG4172

SIBI-P1 G4172-06

a city-community

Rootπόλις (polis)
Core Meaningscity, town, civic community, polity, walled settlement
Semantic Rangea walled city, town, urban center, civic body, political community, inhabitants identified with their city
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical world, the πόλις represents organized social, political, and economic life in contrast to rural villages. It often serves as the focal point of proclamation, judgment, or salvation, highlighting collective identity and communal responsibility before God.
Morphological NotesNoun, accusative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS,); functions as a direct object or object of certain prepositions; from lemma πόλις.
Rendering Rationaleπόλιν is the accusative feminine singular form of πόλις, denoting one city as a direct object. "City-community" preserves the root idea not merely of buildings but of an organized civic body, while the singular form reflects the accusative singular morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root πόλις (city, town, civic community, polity, walled settlement)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G4172-01 polei to/for the city-community
G4172-02 poleis city-communities
G4172-03 poleon of the city-communities

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
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