Strong's Lexicon
G4177 — πολίτης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4177 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πολίτης |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4172 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | polites |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pol-ee'-tace |
| Meaning: | 1. a citizen, a townsman |
| KJV Renderings: | citizen |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πολίτης, πολιτου, ὁ (πόλις), from Homer down, a citizen; i. e.
a. the inhabitant of any city or conntry: πόλεως, Act 21:39; τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης, Luk 15:15.
b. the associate of another in citizenship, i. e. a fellow-citizen, fellow-countryman, (Plato, Apology, p. 37 c.; others): with the genitive of a person, Luk 19:14; Heb 8:11 (where Rec. has τόν πλησίον) from Jeremiah 38:34 (), where it is used for øÅòÇ , as in Pro 11:9; Pro 11:12; Proverbs 24:43 ().
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
πολίτης (citizen)
Luke 15:15
- KJV: And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country and he sent him into his fields to feed swine
- GK: και πορευθείς εκολλήθη ενί των πολιτών της χώρας εκείνης και έπεμψεν αυτόν εις τους αγρούς αυτού βόσκειν χοίρους
Luke 19:14
- KJV: But his citizens hated him and sent a message after him saying We will not have this to reign over us
- GK: οι δε πολίται αυτού εμίσουν αυτόν και απέστειλαν πρεσβείαν οπίσω αυτού λέγοντες ου θέλομεν τούτον βασιλεύσαι εφ΄ ημάς
Acts 21:39
- KJV: But Paul said I am a man a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia a citizen of no mean city and I beseech thee suffer me to speak unto the people
- GK: είπε δε ο Παύλος εγώ άνθρωπος μεν ειμι Ιουδαίος Ταρσεύς της Κιλικίας ουκ ασήμου πόλεως πολίτης δέομαι δε σου επίτρεψόν μοι λαλήσαι προς τον λαόν
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