Matthew 21:10:9Matt.21.10.W9TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
PO-lis
- clause
KAI ei-sel-THON-tos au-TOO EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma e-SEIS-thê PA-sa HÊ PO-lis LE-goo-sa
- sentence
KAI ei-sel-THON-tos au-TOO EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma e-SEIS-thê PA-sa HÊ PO-lis LE-goo-sa TIS e-stin OO-tos
Exegesis
The subject pasa hē polis {πᾶσα ἡ πόλις | pâ-sa hē pó-lis} uses adjective-noun agreement in the nominative to denote totality.
Root and etymology
pol-
“city”
In context — Matthew 21:10
And when He entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, “Who is this?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 21:10, 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 Matt.21.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.10.W9.S1) and character.