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: Act.22:28 (3 Mac, ll. with, Hdt., Xen., a1.). 2. government, administration (Aristoph., Dem., al.). 3. a commonwealth: Eph.2:12.† (AS)
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G4174 — πολιτεία
politeia · citizenship · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Acts 22:28 · πολιτείανAnd the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am a Roman born.Ephesians 2:12 · πολιτείαςthat ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.