Greek core word #95 · noun · 162 times in the New Testament
πόλις
PO-lisπόλις, πόλεως, ἡ — city, town
- Third declension i-stem: πόλις, πόλεως, πόλει, πόλιν; plural πόλεις, πόλεων.
- Genitive -εως/-εων keeps the accent on the antepenult (πόλεως, πόλεων).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Third declension, -ις, -εως
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πόλις | πόλεις |
| Genitive | πόλεως | πόλεων |
| Dative | πόλει | πόλεσι(ν) |
| Accusative | πόλιν | πόλεις |
| Vocative | πόλι | πόλεις |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 55, Luke 13:22.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 277 · open the PDF here