πόλις pólis

Greek · Strong's G4172 · used 165 times in 156 verses

Meaning

a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)

In the King James Version: city

Derivation: probably from the same as G4171 (πόλεμος), or perhaps from G4183 (πολύς);

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Where it is used

Matthew 2:23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Matthew 8:33 Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
Matthew 8:34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
Matthew 9:1 Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.
Matthew 9:35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
Matthew 10:11 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
Matthew 10:14 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
Matthew 10:15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
Matthew 10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 11:1 After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
Matthew 11:20 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
Matthew 12:25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
Matthew 14:13 When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
Matthew 21:10 When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
Matthew 21:17 Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
Matthew 21:18 In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
Matthew 22:7 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
Matthew 23:34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Matthew 26:18 He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”
Matthew 27:53 After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
Matthew 28:11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
Mark 1:33 and the whole town gathered at the door.
Mark 1:45 But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
Mark 5:14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
Mark 6:11 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
Mark 6:33 But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
Mark 6:56 And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Mark 11:19 And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.
Mark 14:13 So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
Mark 14:16 So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.
Luke 1:26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Luke 1:39 In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
Luke 2:3 And everyone went to his own town to register.
Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
Luke 2:11 Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
Luke 2:39 When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
Luke 4:29 They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
Luke 4:31 Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
Luke 4:43 But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
Luke 5:12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Luke 7:11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
Luke 7:12 As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
Luke 7:37 When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
Luke 8:1 Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
Luke 8:4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
Luke 8:27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
Luke 8:34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
Luke 8:39 “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
Luke 9:5 If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
Luke 9:10 Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
Luke 10:1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
Luke 10:8 If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
Luke 10:10 But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
Luke 10:11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
Luke 10:12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
Luke 13:22 Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.