Citizenship
πολιτείαStrong’s G4174politeia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Politeia is the Greek word usually translated “citizenship” and “commonwealth”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.”
Meaning
Usually translated “citizenship” and “commonwealth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- citizenship 1
- commonwealth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Ephesians 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
πολιτεία politeia · citizenship
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “citizenship” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CITIZENSHIP, noun
The state of being vested with the rights and privileges of a citizen.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.