Politēs πολίτης
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| πολίτης | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | politēs |
| Strong's number | G4177 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | citizen |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Politēs (Greek πολίτης, Strong's G4177) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “citizen”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πολίτης, -ου, ὁ
(πόλις), [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ ;]
1. a citizen: with genitive loc., Luk.15:15, Act.21:39.
2. a fellow-citizen: with genitive of person(s), Luk.19:14, Heb.8:11" (LXX) .†
(AS)
(πόλις), [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ ;]
1. a citizen: with genitive loc., Luk.15:15, Act.21:39.
2. a fellow-citizen: with genitive of person(s), Luk.19:14, Heb.8:11" (LXX) .†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | citizen (2), citizens (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | citizen (2), subjects (1), neighbor (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Politēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 15:15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
- Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
Acts
- Acts 21:39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
Hebrews
- Hebrews 8:11And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.
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).