verb
politeuemō
Greekπολιτεύομαι (politeuomai)
Strong’sG4176
I live the life of a citizen
stem politeu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| politeuemēπεπολίτευμαι | has happened · Iperfect middle indicative 1st person singular | lived … life | 1× |
| politeuevōrπολιτεύεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | politeuemō | politeueme | politeuemi | politeuema | politeuemē1×πεπολίτευμαι | politeuemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | politeuesō | politeuese | politeuesi | politeuesa | politeuesē | politeueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | politeuetō | politeuete | politeueti | politeueta | politeuetē | politeuetelē |
| we 1st person plural | politeuenō | politeuene | politeueni | politeuena | politeuenē | politeuenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | politeuevō | politeueve | politeuevi | politeueva | politeuevē | politeuevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | politeuelō | politeuele | politeueli | politeuela | politeuelē | politeuelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | politeuemeiō | politeuemeia | politeuemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | politeueseiō | politeueseia | politeueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | politeueteiō | politeueteia | politeueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | politeueneiō | politeueneia | politeueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | politeueveiō | politeueveia | politeueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | politeueleiō | politeueleia | politeueleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | politeuesōr | politeuesar | politeuesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | politeuetōr | politeuetar | politeuetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | politeuevōr1×πολιτεύεσθε | politeuevar | politeuevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | politeuelōr | politeuelar | politeuelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | politeuemoiō | politeuemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | politeuesoiō | politeuesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | politeuetoiō | politeuetoia |
| we 1st person plural | politeuenoiō | politeuenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | politeuevoiō | politeuevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | politeueloiō | politeueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | politeuerō | politeueri | politeuera | politeuerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | politeuerōtos | politeueritos | politeueratos | politeuerētos |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
politeuemē“lived … life”has happened · Iperfect middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 23:1“lived … life”atenizaratos de tos Paulos te sunedrie legata; Anēroir adelfoir, mis panta suneidēsia agatha politeuemē to theo achri houtau tau hēmerau.Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
politeuevōr“conduct”happening now · yepresent middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Philippians 1:27“conduct”Monem axiōs teu euangelieu tou Christou politeuevōr, hina eite ercharatos kai horaratos vin eite apeiarōtos akouameiō teim peri vu, hoti stēkavō en hene pneume, hena psucha sunathlarōtois ta pistia teu euangelieu,Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,