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verb

Greekπολιτεύομαι (politeuomai)
Biblang

politeuomō

Strong’sG4176

I live the life of a citizen

stem politeu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

** πολιτεύω, more freq. as depon., -ομαι, and so in LXX and NT

(< πολίτης), [in LXX: Es 8:13, II Mac 6:1 11:25, III Mac 3:4, IV Mac4*;]

to be a citizen, live as a citizen: metaph., of conduct as based on heavenly citizenship, Ac 23:1, Phl 1:27.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4176 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpol-it-yoo'-om-ahee

to behave as a citizen (figuratively)

Frommiddle voice of a derivative of G4177;

King Jameslet conversation be, live.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
πολῑτεύω,
future -σωRefs 5th c.BC+:—to be a citizen or freeman, live in a free state, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. παρά τισι Refs 5th c.BC+; πεπολιτευκὼρ πὰρ ἁμέ, ={μετοικῶν}, Refs 3rd c.BC+; κατὰ νόμους π., opposed to monarchy, Refs 2nd c.BC+middle, see below
2 have a certain form of government, administer the state, κατ᾽ ὀλιγαρχίαν π. Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, of the state, to be governed, τὰς εὖ -ευομένας πόλεις Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ πεπολιτευμένα αὐτοῖς the measures of their administration, Refs 5th c.BC+
2.b passive, in Law, to be customary, τὸ μέχρι νῦν -ευόμενον Refs 6th c.AD+; ἡ -ευομένη τῆς ἀρτάβης (i.e. τιμή) customary price, Refs 5th c.AD+
3 passive, to be made a citizen, τοὺς ἐπὶ Τέλωνος πολιτευθέντας Refs 1st c.BC+
B most frequently in middle, future πολιτεύσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐπολιτευσάμην Refs 5th c.BC+; also passive ἐπολιτεύθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect πεπολίτευμαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—like the active, live as a free citizen, chiefly in Prose (once in Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to μετοικέω, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II take part in the government, Refs 5th c.BC+; meddle with politics, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἰδιωτεύειν, Refs 4th c.BC+; hold public office, show public spirit, Refs
B.II.2 with accusative, administer, govern, ἅπαντα Refs 5th c.BC+ make perpetual war the principle of government, Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, conduct the government, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ πολιτευόμενοι the ministers, Refs
B.III have a certain form of government, τοὺς ἄριστα τῶν ἄλλων πολιτευομένους Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ τὰ πάτρια π. Decrees cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ τὴν ἄνισον πολιτείαν πολιτευόμενοι, i. e. those living in an oligarchy or a tyranny, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.IV serve as curialis, Mitteis Refs 4th c.AD+
B.V in Law, execute according to custom, διαθήκας Refs 6th c.AD+
B.VI deal with, in private affairs, ἀλλήλοις Refs 3rd c.BC+; πρὸς [τοὺς θεοὺς] ὁσίως καὶ δικαίως NT+2nd c.BC+; behave, NT
B.VI.b metaphorically, arrange, bring about, συνοδίαν, γάμον, Refs 2nd c.AD+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

conduct1×lived … life1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
politeuomēπεπολίτευμαιhas happened · Iperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singularlived … life1×
politeuovōrπολιτεύεσθεhappening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person pluralconduct1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularpoliteuomōpoliteuomepoliteuomē1×πεπολίτευμαιpoliteuomelē
you 2nd person singularpoliteuosōpoliteuosepoliteuosēpoliteuoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularpoliteuotōpoliteuotepoliteuotēpoliteuotelē
we 1st person pluralpoliteuonōpoliteuonepoliteuonēpoliteuonelē
ye 2nd person pluralpoliteuovōpoliteuovepoliteuovēpoliteuovelē
they 3rd person pluralpoliteuolōpoliteuolepoliteuolēpoliteuolelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularpoliteuomeiōpoliteuomeiē
you 2nd person singularpoliteuoseiōpoliteuoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularpoliteuoteiōpoliteuoteiē
we 1st person pluralpoliteuoneiōpoliteuoneiē
ye 2nd person pluralpoliteuoveiōpoliteuoveiē
they 3rd person pluralpoliteuoleiōpoliteuoleiē
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularpoliteuosōrpoliteuosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularpoliteuotōrpoliteuotēr
ye 2nd person pluralpoliteuovōr1×πολιτεύεσθεpoliteuovēr
they 3rd person pluralpoliteuolōrpoliteuolēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularpoliteuomoiō
you 2nd person singularpoliteuosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularpoliteuotoiō
we 1st person pluralpoliteuonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralpoliteuovoiō
they 3rd person pluralpoliteuoloiō
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicepoliteuorōpoliteuorē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicepoliteuorōntospoliteuorēntos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
politeustem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

politeu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

politeuomē“lived … life”has happened · Iperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×

Acts 23:1“lived … life”… Androir adelfoir, mis panta suneidēsia agatha politeuomē to theo achri houtau tau hēmerau.… and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”

politeuovōr“conduct”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×

Philippians 1:27Monem axiōs teu euangelieu tou Christou politeuovōr, hina eite ercharantos kai horarantos vin …Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of …