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 freedom. And Paul said, But I was [free] born.Ephesians 2:12 · πολιτείαςThat 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: