ἡ πόλις,
Lemma: ἡ πόλις
noun
noun
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Added Jun 02, 2026
Definition
A city, especially a self-governing city-state (*polis*), conceived both as an urban center and as the body of its citizens with their civic institutions.
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Grammatical Analysis
"ἡ πόλις,"
Note on verbs: No verb present (so -μι vs. standard verb not applicable).
Ἡ: {'part_of_speech': 'definite article', 'type': 'article', 'case': 'nominative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'feminine'}
Πόλις: {'part_of_speech': 'noun', 'case': 'nominative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'feminine', 'declension': '3rd declension (i-stem)'}