Greek

Be a citizen

πολιτεύωStrong’s G4176

politeuō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Politeuō is the Greek word usually translated “have lived as a citizen” and “do conduct yourselves”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.”

Acts 23:1 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “have lived as a citizen” and “do conduct yourselves”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

have lived as a citizen 1
do conduct yourselves 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 1
Philippians 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Philippians 1:27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Greek dictionary

πολιτεύω politeuō · 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)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.