Politeia πολιτεία
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| πολιτεία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | politeia |
| Strong's number | G4174 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | citizenship |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (1) |
Politeia (Greek πολιτεία, Strong's G4174) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “citizenship”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πολιτεία, -ας, ἡ
(πολιτεύω), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:11 2Mac 6:23 2Mac 8:17 2Mac 13:14, 3Ma.3:21 3Mac 3:23, 4Ma.3:20 4Mac 8:7 4Mac 17:9 * ;]
1. citizenship: Act.22:28 (3 Mac, ll. with, Hdt., Xen., a1.).
2. government, administration (Aristoph., Dem., al.).
3. a commonwealth: Eph.2:12.†
(AS)
(πολιτεύω), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:11 2Mac 6:23 2Mac 8:17 2Mac 13:14, 3Ma.3:21 3Mac 3:23, 4Ma.3:20 4Mac 8:7 4Mac 17:9 * ;]
1. citizenship: Act.22:28 (3 Mac, ll. with, Hdt., Xen., a1.).
2. government, administration (Aristoph., Dem., al.).
3. a commonwealth: Eph.2:12.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | freedom (1), commonwealth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | citizenship (1), commonwealth (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Politeia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 22:28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 2:12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).