πόλις
polis
probably from the same as πόλεμος, or perhaps from πολύς; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):--city.
Matthew 12:25 · Word #16
Lexicon G4172
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Transliteration | pólis |
| Strong's | G4172 |
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 |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Strong's | G4172 |
SIBI-P1 G4172-07
the city-community
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS,). Functions typically as the subject of a clause or as a predicate nominative; grammatically feminine and singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | "City-community" preserves the sense of πόλις as not merely buildings but an organized civic body dwelling within defined bounds. The form is nominative feminine singular, reflected as a single, definite subject entity in English ("the city-community"). |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root πόλις (city, town, civic community, fortified settlement, organized populace)
| 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 |