πολιτεύομαι

politeuomai · live, conduct oneself

Greek word · Strong’s number G4176 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

politeuomai (πολιτεύομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “live, conduct oneself”.

Live as a citizen, conduct one's life; behave.

How to say it

po·li·teu·o·mai

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To carry oneself worthily day by day, as a member of a people.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • have lived my life ×1
  • live as citizens ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Acts 23:1

    And Paul, looking intently at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience before God up to this day.”

  • Philippians 1:27

    Only live as citizens in a manner worthy of the good news of the Messiah, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of the things concerning you: that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul striving side by side for the faith of the good news,