Word study · Greek
politeia
citizenship
Say it: pol-ee-TAY-ah (approximate)
πολιτεία
What it means
Citizenship, the rights of belonging to a state. The tribune says he bought his Roman citizenship for a large sum, and Paul says, "But I was born a citizen" (22:28). The related word politeuma (Philippians 3:20) means "commonwealth" or "citizenship" in heaven.
Range of meaning
- CitizenshipThe status of a citizen.
- CommonwealthA state.
In Acts
- Chapter 22
"I bought this citizenship for a great price" (22:28).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4174 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources