πολιτεύω politeuō · G4176

be a citizen

πολιτεύω more frequently as depon., -ομαι, and so in LXX and NT ; (πολίτης), [in LXX: Est.8:13, 2Ma.6:1 2Mac 11:25, 3Ma.3:4 3Mac 3:1-30; 4Ma.4:1-26 * ; ] ; to be a citizen, live as a citizen: metaphorically, of conduct as based on heavenly citizenship, Act.23:1, Php.1:27.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πολῑτεύω, ; future -σω[]:—to be a citizen or freeman, live in a free state, []; π. παρά τισι []; πεπολιτευκὼρ πὰρ ἁμέ, ={μετοικῶν}, []; κατὰ νόμους π., opposed to monarchy, []middle, see below ; 2 have a certain form of government, administer the state, κατ᾽ ὀλιγαρχίαν π. []:—passive, of the state, to be governed, τὰς εὖ -ευομένας πόλεις []; τὰ πεπολιτευμένα αὐτοῖς the measures of their administration, []; 2.b passive, in Law, to be customary, τὸ μέχρι νῦν -ευόμενον []; ἡ -ευομένη τῆς ἀρτάβης …

Where it's used 2 times

Acts 23:1 · Philippians 1:27

Source: TBESG G4176; TFLSJ G4176

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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