ΚΑΤΑΠΟΛΙΝ, καταπολιν
KATAPOLIN, katapolin
Sounds Like: kah-tah-POH-lin
Translations: city by city, throughout the city, in every city, according to the city
From the root: ΚΑΤΑ, ΠΟΛΙΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This is a compound adverbial phrase formed from the preposition 'κατά' (kata) meaning 'down, according to' and the noun 'πόλις' (polis) meaning 'city'. It is used to describe an action or state that applies to each city individually or extends across all cities. For example, it might be used to say that something happened 'city by city' or that a rule applied 'in every city'.
Inflection: Does not inflect (adverbial phrase)
Strong’s numbers: G2596 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4172 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 20:17
From the same root
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