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Notes: In contrast with RV MAT 11:21 · LV MAT 11:21 · Read together MAT 11:21 in which Bethsaida is spoken of as a πόλις, in RV MRK 8:23 · LV MRK 8:23 · Read together MRK 8:23 and RV MRK 8:26 · LV MRK 8:26 · Read together MRK 8:26 Bethsaida is specifically referred to as a κώμη (1.92: κώμη). This diversity may simply reflect a difference of usage between two authors. A similar distinction, however, exists also in the case of Bethlehem. In RV JHN 7:42 · LV JHN 7:42 · Read together JHN 7:42 Bethlehem is called a κώμη, and in RV LUK 2:4 · LV LUK 2:4 · Read together LUK 2:4, a πόλις. These differences can probably be attributed to differences in individual usage; that is to say, the distinctions in size between a πόλις and a κώμη were not fixed, or one author used πόλις in the generic sence in contrast with the specific sense. This does not affect the generic meaning of πόλις[a] as a population center in contrast with a rural area.; It is possible that in the case of such meanings as τόπος[f] (11.59: τόπος), πόλις[c] (11.61: πόλις), κώμη[b] (11.62: κώμη), and χώρα[e] (11.64: χώρα) one should count on certain more or less automatic semantic rules by which the meaning of inhabitants could be derived by metonymy from expressions of place. Since, however, such metonymic developments are far from universal, the distinct meanings are listed here as a practical guide to translators. The same type of problem occurs with Ιεροσόλυμα ‘Jerusalem,’ Ἰουδαία ‘Judea,’ and περίχωρος ‘region’ in RV MAT 3:5 · LV MAT 3:5 · Read together MAT 3:5.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: πόλις; -εως

Related lemmas: πολιτεύομαι

Sense 1: city, town

Semantic entry: 1.88

Semantic domains: Geographical Objects and Features

Subdomains: Population Centers

Definition: a population center, in contrast with a rural area or countryside and without specific reference to size{N:001}

MAT 2:23: RV MAT 2:23 · LV MAT 2:23 · Read together MAT 2:23

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OET-RV MAT 2:23

23 Once he got there, he settled into a town called Nazaret (Nazareth), and so what had been spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He’ll be called a person from Nazaret.”

OET-LV MAT 2:23

23 and having _come, he _dwelt into a_city being _called Nazaret, so _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken through the prophets, he _will _be _being _called that A_from _Nazaret.

MAT 8:33: RV MAT 8:33 · LV MAT 8:33 · Read together MAT 8:33

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OET-RV MAT 8:33

33 Then the men who’d been grazing them took off, and when they got to the city they reported everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

OET-LV MAT 8:33

33 And the ones feeding them fled, and having _gone _away into the city, they _reported all things and the things of _the ones being _demon _possessed.

All 53 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 1:45 · RV MRK 6:33 · LV MRK 1:45 · LV MRK 6:33 · Read together MRK 1:45 · Read together MRK 6:33

JHN: RV JHN 1:44 · RV JHN 4:5 · RV JHN 4:8 · RV JHN 4:28 · RV JHN 4:30 · RV JHN 4:39 · RV JHN 11:54 · LV JHN 1:44 · LV JHN 4:5 · LV JHN 4:8 · LV JHN 4:28 · LV JHN 4:30 · LV JHN 4:39 · LV JHN 11:54 · Read together JHN 1:44 · Read together JHN 4:5 · Read together JHN 4:8 · Read together JHN 4:28 · Read together JHN 4:30 · Read together JHN 4:39 · Read together JHN 11:54

ACT: RV ACT 5:16 · RV ACT 8:40 · RV ACT 10:9 · RV ACT 20:23 · RV ACT 27:8 · LV ACT 5:16 · LV ACT 8:40 · LV ACT 10:9 · LV ACT 20:23 · LV ACT 27:8 · Read together ACT 5:16 · Read together ACT 8:40 · Read together ACT 10:9 · Read together ACT 20:23 · Read together ACT 27:8

TIT: RV TIT 1:5 · LV TIT 1:5 · Read together TIT 1:5

JAM: RV JAM 4:13 · LV JAM 4:13 · Read together JAM 4:13

Sense 2: city

Semantic entry: 1.89

Semantic domains: Geographical Objects and Features

Subdomains: Population Centers

Definition: a population center of relatively greater importance (in contrast with κώμη[a] ‘village,’ 1.92: κώμη, and κωμόπολις [source selector 000001][b], in contrast with other terms for population centers)

Notes: Most languages spoken by people in urbanized and industrialized societies have a number of terms for different types of population centers, for example, metropolis, city, town, village, hamlet, etc. For so-called tribal languages the primary means for making gradations consists of added attributives, for example, ‘a very large village,’ ‘a large village,’ ‘a village,’ ‘a small village.’ A translator must simply attempt to be as consistent as possible in referring to different types of population centers mentioned in the Scriptures.

MAT 4:5: RV MAT 4:5 · LV MAT 4:5 · Read together MAT 4:5

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OET-RV MAT 4:5