Acts 21:30:4Acts.21.30.W4TAB
πόλις
polis
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lis
- Extended
- POH-lihs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lis/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PO-lis
- sentence
e-ki-NEE-thê te hê PO-lis HO-lê kai e-GE-ne-to syn-dro-MÊ tou la-OU kai e-pi-la-BO-me-noi tou PAU-lou HEIL-kon au-TON EX-ô tou hi-e-ROU kai eu-THE-ôs e-KLEIS-thê-san hai THY-rai
Exegesis
ekinethe {ἐκινήθη | e-kínē-thē} ‘was stirred’ appears first for emphasis on the city’s disturbance, followed by the subject he polis hole {ἡ πόλις ὅλη | hē pó-lis hó-lē} to highlight scope.
Root and etymology
pol-pi–omicron–lambda
“city, community”
In context — Acts 21:30
The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 21:30, so the Greek word πόλις (polis) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.21.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.30.W4.S1) and character.