πόλις : POLIS; CITY

Illustrations of English words
derived from the Greek in the New Testament.

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Polis (Ancient Greek: [pólis]), plural poleis ( [póle?s]), literally means "city" in Greek. It could also mean citizenship and body of citizens. Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist epic science-fiction film directed by Fritz Lang.
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Thayer's Definition:
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
A Related Word by Thayer's/Strong's Number: probably from the same as 4171 "a war", or perhaps from G4183 "many, much, large."

polis (n.) "ancient Greek city-state," 1894, from Greek polis, ptolis "citadel, fort, city, one's city; the state, community, citizens," from PIE *tpolh- "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground; hilltop" (source also of Sanskrit pur, puram, genitive purah "city, citadel," Lithuanian pilis "fortress"). -www.etymonline.com

acropolis (n.) "elevated part of a Greek city,"

cosmopolite (n.) "man of the world; citizen of the world, one who is cosmopolitan in ideas or life"

police (n.) Origin and meaning of police 1530s, "the regulation and control of a community" (similar in sense to policy (n.1)); from Middle French police "organized government, civil administration" (late 15c.), from Latin politia "civil administration," from Greek polis "city" (see polis). "police" (etymonline.com).