"a large village, market town, Mk. 1:38*"
Definition and meaning
a large village, market town, Mk. 1:38*
In the original Greek the word is written: κωμόπολις
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of komopolis (G2969) across the King James Bible.
And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
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Common questions
Strong's G2969 (komopolis) is a Greek word that means: a large village, market town, Mk. 1:38* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word komopolis (G2969) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2969 is komopolis, a Greek word defined as: a large village, market town, Mk. 1:38*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
komopolis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.