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Citizenship

The rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G4174, G4175
Greek
πολιτεία · politeia

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

πολιτεία

G4174
Transliteration
politeia
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

citizenship, commonwealth, freedom

Lexicon definition

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)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

πολίτευμα

G4175
Transliteration
politeuma
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

citizenship, conversation

Lexicon definition

πολίτευμα, -τος, τό (πολιτεύω), [in LXX: 2Ma.12:7 * ;] __1. an act of administration. __2. a form of government. __3. = πολιτεία, __(a) citizenship : Php.3:20 (R, txt.); __(b) community, commonwealth : Phi, l.with (R, mg.; for exx, see MM, xx).† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Πολῑτεία

G4174
Transliteration
politeía
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

commonwealth, freedom

Lexicon definition

the state of being a citizen; citizenship, the right or privilege of being a citizen, freedom of a city or state, Ac. 22.28; a commonwealth, community, Eph. 2.12.

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Πολίτευμα

G4175
Transliteration
políteuma
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

conversation

Lexicon definition

the administration of a commonwealth; in N.T., equivalent to πολιτεία, a community, commonwealth, Phi. 3.20: from

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Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Citizenship

The rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; Acts 21:39). Under the Mosaic law non-Israelites, with the exception of the Moabites and the Ammonites and others mentioned in Deut. 23:1-3, were admitted to the general privileges of citizenship among the Jews (Ex. 12:19; Lev. 24:22; Num. 15:15; 35:15; Deut. 10:18; 14:29; 16:10, 14). The right of citizenship under the Roman government was granted by the emperor to individuals, and sometimes to provinces, as a favour or as a recompense for services rendered to the state, or for a sum of money (Acts 22:28). This "freedom" secured privileges equal to those enjoyed by natives of Rome. Among the most notable of these was the provision that a man could not be bound or imprisoned without a formal trial (Acts 22:25, 26), or scourged (16:37). All Roman citizens had the right of appeal to Caesar (25:11).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Citizenship

Indexed occurrences: 2

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All Scripture references5 references

Luke 1

Luke 15:15

Acts 3

Acts 21:39Acts 22:25Acts 22:28

Philippians 1

Philippians 3:20

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Dictionary

Citizenship

The rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; Acts 21:39). Under the Mosaic law non-Israelites, with the exception of the Moabites and the Ammonites and others mentioned in Deut. 23:1-3, were admitted to the general privileges of citizenship among the Jews (Ex. 12:19; Lev. 24:22; Num. 15:15; 35:15; Deut. 10:18; 14:29; 16:10, 14). The right of citizenship under the Roman government was granted by the emperor to individuals, and sometimes to provinces, as a favour or as a recompense for services rendered to the state, or for a sum of money (Acts 22:28). This "freedom" secured privileges equal to those enjoyed by natives of Rome. Among the most notable of these was the provision that a man could not be bound or imprisoned without a formal trial (Acts 22:25, 26), or scourged (16:37). All Roman citizens had the right of appeal to Caesar (25:11).

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Conversation

Generally the goings out and in of social intercourse (Eph. 2:3; 4:22; R.V., "manner of life"); one's deportment or course of life. This word is never used in Scripture in the sense of verbal communication from one to another (Ps. 50:23; Heb. 13:5). In Phil. 1:27 and 3:20, a different Greek word is used. It there means one's relations to a community as a citizen, i.e., citizenship.

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