πόλις
polis
city
probably from the same as πόλεμος, or perhaps from πολύς; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):--city.
Revelation 21:18 · Word #10
Lexicon G4172
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Transliteration | pólis |
| Strong's | G4172 |
| In-context | city |
| Literal | city |
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
| Root | πόλις (polis) |
| Core Meanings | city, town, civic community, fortified settlement, organized populace |
| Semantic Range | a fortified city, urban center, town, civic body of citizens, administrative district, or symbolic city (earthly or heavenly) |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical literature, πόλις represents more than geography; it signifies collective identity, governance, security, and covenantal destiny. It can denote earthly political centers (e.g., Jerusalem) or theological realities such as the awaited heavenly city, embodying communal belonging and divine order. |
| 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"). |
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 |