πόλεις
pólis
city
A human settlement characterized by organized civic structure; primarily a (walled) city or urban center, but also extended to towns of varying size. In Greek usage, denotes a community with political, social, and often cultic organization, frequently distinguished from rural villages (κώμη). In the New Testament and Hellenistic sources, can refer either to a major city or to a regional urban center, depending on context.
Luke 13:22 · Word #4
Lexicon G4172
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Transliteration | pólis |
| Strong's | G4172 |
| Definition | A human settlement characterized by organized civic structure; primarily a (walled) city or urban center, but also extended to towns of varying size. In Greek usage, denotes a community with political, social, and often cultic organization, frequently distinguished from rural villages (κώμη). In the New Testament and Hellenistic sources, can refer either to a major city or to a regional urban center, depending on context. |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | city |
| Literal | cities |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πόλις |
| Strong's | G4172 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4172-02
cities
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative, feminine, plural (Gr,N,,,,,AFP): denotes multiple urban civic communities functioning as direct objects or in accusative roles. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Cities" directly reflects the core sense of πόλις as organized urban civic communities. The plural form preserves the accusative feminine plural morphology of πόλεις. |
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