Strong's Lexicon
G4174 — πολιτεία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4174 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πολιτεία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4177 ("polity") |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | politeia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pol-ee-tei'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. citizenship 2. (concretely) a community |
| KJV Renderings: | commonwealth, freedom |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πολιτεία, πολιτείας, ἡ (πολιτεύω);
1. the administration of civil affairs (Xenophon, mem. 3, 9, 15; Aristophanes, Aeschines, Demosthenes (others)).
2. a state, commonwealth (2Ma 4:11 2Ma 8:17 2Ma 13:14; Xenophon, Plato, Thucydides (others)): with a genitive of the possessor, τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, spoken of the theocratic or divine commonwealth, Eph 2:12.
3. citizenship, the rights of a citizen (some make this sense the primary one): Act 22:28 (3Ma 3:21; 3Ma 3:23; Herodotus 9, 34; Xenophon, Hell. 1, 1, 26; 1, 2, 10; (4, 4, 6, etc.); Demosthenes, Polybius, Diodorus, Josephus, others).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πολιτεία (commonwealth)
Acts 22:28
- KJV: And the chief captain answered With a great sum obtained I this freedom And Paul said But I was born
- GK: απεκρίθη τε ο χιλίαρχος εγώ πολλού κεφαλαίου την πολιτείαν ταύτην εκτησάμην ο δε Παύλος έφη εγώ δε και γεγέννημαι
Ephesians 2:12
- KJV: That 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
- GK: ότι ήτε εν τω καιρώ εκείνω χωρίς χριστού απηλλοτριωμένοι της πολιτείας του Ισραήλ και ξένοι των διαθηκών της επαγγελίας ελπίδα μη έχοντες και άθεοι εν τω κόσμω