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πολιτεία

politeiacitizenshipHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences2 books2 verses

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: Acts 22:28 (3 Mac, ll. with, Hdt., Xen., a1.).

2. government, administration (Aristoph., Dem., al.).

3. a commonwealth: Ephesians 2:12.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. Acts 22:28πολιτείαν · citizenship
    “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
  2. Ephesians 2:12πολιτείας · commonwealth
    …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.