Strong's #4172: polis (pronounced pol'-is)
probably from the same as 4171, or perhaps from 4183; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):--city.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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polis
1) a city
1a) one' s native city, the city in which one lives
1b) the heavenly Jerusalem
1b1) the abode of the blessed in heaven
1b2) of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire
1c) the inhabitants of a city
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Relation: probably from the same as 4171, or perhaps from G4183
Citing in TDNT: 6:516, 906
Usage:
This word is used 165 times:
Revelation 18:19: "Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all"
Revelation 18:21: "Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found"
Revelation 20:9: "compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city:"
Revelation 21:2: "saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from"
Revelation 21:10: "and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem,"
Revelation 21:14: "the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and"
Revelation 21:15: "to measure the city, and the gates thereof,"
Revelation 21:16: "And the city lieth foursquare, and the length"
Revelation 21:16: "breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve"
Revelation 21:18: "of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear"
Revelation 21:19: "of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones."
Revelation 21:21: "pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold,"
Revelation 21:23: "And the city had no need of the sun,"
Revelation 22:14: "gates into the city."
Revelation 22:19: "out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this"
