Greek · G4172, G2968 · unreviewed

πόλεις καὶ κώμας

A town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) · a hamlet (as if laid down)

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πόλις G4172 a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
Pronunciation pólis
A fortified urban center distinct from villages and countryside, often metonymously representing its inhabitants.
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κώμη G2968 a hamlet (as if laid down)
Pronunciation kṓmē
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What does πόλεις καὶ κώμας (poleis kai kōmas) mean in the Bible?

πόλις · κώμη is a Greek word meaning "cities/towns and villages".

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Meaning

cities/towns and villages
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:14 · Matt 5:35 · Matt 8:34 · Matt 12:25 · Matt 21:10 · Mark 1:33 · Luke 4:29 · Acts 13:44 · Acts 16:12 · Acts 19:29 · Acts 21:30 · Acts 27:8 · Rev 16:19 · Rev 17:18 · Rev 18:10 · Rev 18:16 22×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Jude 1:7 · Rev 16:19
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:14 · Matt 21:17 · Matt 23:34 · Mark 11:19 · Luke 2:4 · Luke 4:29 · Luke 7:12 · Luke 8:27 · Luke 9:5 · Luke 10:11 · Luke 14:21 · Luke 23:51 · John 1:44 · John 4:30 · John 4:39 · John 19:20 36×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 14:13 · Mark 6:33 · Luke 5:12 · Luke 19:17 · Luke 19:19 · Acts 5:16
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:15 · Matt 10:23 · Luke 2:11 · Luke 7:37 · Luke 10:12 · Luke 18:2 · Luke 18:3 · Luke 23:19 · Luke 24:49 · Acts 4:27 · Acts 8:8 · Acts 8:9 · Acts 10:9 · Acts 11:5 · Acts 16:12 · Acts 18:10 21×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 11:1 · Luke 4:43
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:23 · Matt 4:5 · Matt 8:33 · Matt 9:1 · Matt 10:5 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 21:18 · Matt 22:7 · Matt 23:34 · Matt 26:18 · Matt 27:53 · Matt 28:11 · Mark 1:45 · Mark 5:14 · Mark 14:13 · Mark 14:16 63×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 9:35 · Matt 10:23 · Matt 11:20 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 13:22 · Acts 8:40 · Acts 14:6 · Acts 16:4 · Acts 26:11 · 2 Pet 2:6 10×
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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