πολίτης
politēscitizenHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine4 occurrences3 books4 verses
Definition
πολίτης, -ου, ὁ
(πόλις), [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ ;]
1. a citizen: with genitive loc., Luke 15:15, Acts 21:39.
2. a fellow-citizen: with genitive of person(s), Luke 19:14, Hebrews 8:11" (LXX) .
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πολίτης:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Luke 15:15πολιτῶν · citizenSo he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
- Luke 19:14πολῖται · subjectsBut his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
- Acts 21:39πολίτης · a citizen [of]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 8:11πολίτην · neighborNo 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.