πόλεις
poleis
probably from the same as πόλεμος, or perhaps from πολύς; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):--city.
Matthew 9:35 · Word #6
Lexicon G4172
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Transliteration | pólis |
| Strong's | G4172 |
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
| 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. |
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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 |