28 occurrences

'City' in the Bible

and we capture all his cities at that time, and devote the whole city, men, and the women, and the infants -- we have not left a remnant;

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationNo SurvivorsExtermination

From Aroer, which is by the edge of the brook Arnon, and the city which is by the brook, even unto Gilead there hath not been a city which is too high for us; the whole hath Jehovah our God given before us.

Verse ConceptsCities Under AttackArnonThose God Gave Into Their Hands

and we capture all his cities at that time, there hath not been a city which we have not taken from them, sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Verse ConceptsFortified CitiesSixties

and we devote them, as we have done to Sihon king of Heshbon, devoting every city, men, the women, and the infants;

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationDestruction Of Cities

Men, sons of worthlessness, have gone out of thy midst, and they force away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known --

Verse ConceptsSatan, Agents OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodTownAbominations, Judgments OfApostatesUnknown GodsDifferent GodsEncouraged To Serve Foreign gods

Thou dost surely smite the inhabitants of that city by the mouth of the sword; devoting it, and all that is in it, even its cattle, by the mouth of the sword;

Verse ConceptsTownExterminationApproval To KillBoth Men And Animals Killed

and all its spoil thou dost gather unto the midst of its broad place, and hast burned with fire the city and all its spoil completely, before Jehovah thy God, and it hath been a heap age-during, it is not built any more;

Verse ConceptsPlunderingRuinsBuilding CitiesArchaeologySpoils Of WarBurning Citiesgenocide

then the elders of his city have sent and taken him from thence, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he hath died;

Verse ConceptsTownMan Avenging

'When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for Peace,

Verse ConceptsCities Under AttackMaking Peace With EnemiesSurrender

Only, the women, and the infants, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, thou dost seize for thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee.

Verse ConceptsSpoils Of WarRules About BootyFamily Conflict

When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down -- for man's is the tree of the field -- to go in at thy presence in the siege.

Verse ConceptsRespect, For EnvironmentEcological ConcernsFortsTreesFelling TreesSharp ToolsHarming Trees

Only, the tree, which thou knowest that it is not a fruit-tree, it thou dost destroy, and hast cut down, and hast built a bulwark against the city which is making with thee war till thou hast subdued it.

Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyFelling TreesHarming Trees

and it hath been, the city which is near unto the slain one, even the elders of that city have taken a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, which hath not drawn in the yoke,

Verse ConceptsTownYokesHeifersUnused

and the elders of that city have brought down the heifer unto a hard valley, which is not tilled nor sown, and have beheaded there the heifer in the valley.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterDislocatingUnused

and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,

Verse ConceptsDislocating

then laid hold on him have his father and his mother, and they have brought him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place,

Verse ConceptsGatesComing To Gates

and have said unto the elders of his city, Our son -- this one -- is apostatizing and rebellious; he is not hearkening to our voice -- a glutton and drunkard;

Verse ConceptsAlcoholDishonouring ParentsChildren, UngratefulObstinate IndividualsAccused Of Drunkennessrebelliondrunkards

and all the men of his city have stoned him with stones, and he hath died, and thou hast put away the evil out of thy midst, and all Israel do hear and fear.

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstBanishmentPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSelf WillChildren, UngratefulFear Is DueInstructions About Stoning

Then hath the father of the damsel -- and her mother -- taken and brought out the tokens of virginity of the damsel unto the elders of the city in the gate,

Verse ConceptsTownComing To Gatesvirginity

and lo, he hath laid actions of words, saying, I have not found to thy daughter tokens of virginity -- and these are the tokens of the virginity of my daughter! and they have spread out the garment before the elders of the city.

Verse ConceptsDistinctive Clothingaccusationsvirginity

'And the elders of that city have taken the man, and chastise him,

Verse ConceptsWhippingJudicial Punishment

then they have brought out the damsel unto the opening of her father's house, and stoned her have the men of her city with stones, and she hath died, for she hath done folly in Israel, to go a-whoring in her father's house; and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst.

Verse ConceptsdisgraceBanishmentPunishment, Legal Aspects OfDeath Penalty For Sexual SinInstructions About StoningsexDeath Of A MotherDeath Of A FatherSex Before MarriageFamily DeathFather And Daughter RelationshipsFathers And Daughtersmistresspremaritalwhoresvirginity

'When there is a damsel, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man hath found her in a city, and lain with her;

Verse ConceptsLaws Of Sexual UnionDeath Penalty For Sexual SinSex Before MarriageSexual Purityvirginity

then ye have brought them both out unto the gate of that city, and stoned them with stones, and they have died: -- the damsel, because that she hath not cried, being in a city; and the man, because that he hath humbled his neighbour's wife; and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst.

Verse ConceptsComing To GatesInstructions About Stoning

and the elders of his city have called for him, and spoken unto him, and he hath stood and said, I have no desire to take her;

Verse ConceptsPeople Unwilling

Cursed art thou in the city, and cursed art thou in the field.

Verse ConceptsThe CountrysideGod Cursing

and the south, and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, unto Zoar.

Verse ConceptsPalm Trees

Bible Theasaurus

Hamlet (2 instances)
Metropolis (1 instance)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
πόλις 
Polis 
Usage: 132

πολιτάρχης 
Politarches 
ruler of the city
Usage: 2