πολιτεία
politeia · citizenship
Greek word · Strong’s number G4174 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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politeia (πολιτεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “citizenship”.
The rights of a citizen; also a commonwealth, a people with its laws.
How to say it
po·li·tei·a
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
- The right to belong to a city, with its privileges.
- The people itself, with its laws, to which one belongs.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 22:28
And the commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum.” And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen too.”
- Ephesians 2:12
that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.