verb
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*;]
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
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.
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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| politeuomēπεπολίτευμαι | has happened · Iperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | lived … life | 1× |
| politeuovōrπολιτεύεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | conduct | 1× |
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 person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | politeuomō | politeuome | politeuomē1×πεπολίτευμαι | politeuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | politeuosō | politeuose | politeuosē | politeuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | politeuotō | politeuote | politeuotē | politeuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | politeuonō | politeuone | politeuonē | politeuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | politeuovō | politeuove | politeuovē | politeuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | politeuolō | politeuole | politeuolē | politeuolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | politeuomeiō | politeuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | politeuoseiō | politeuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | politeuoteiō | politeuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | politeuoneiō | politeuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | politeuoveiō | politeuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | politeuoleiō | politeuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | politeuosōr | politeuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | politeuotōr | politeuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | politeuovōr1×πολιτεύεσθε | politeuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | politeuolōr | politeuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | politeuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | politeuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | politeuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | politeuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | politeuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | politeuoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | politeuorō | politeuorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | politeuorōntos | politeuorēntos |
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
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 …