πολῑτ-εία G4174
citizenship, the rights and privileges of a citizen; civic life or commonwealth
A noun encompassing citizenship, civic rights, the commonwealth, or the daily life of a citizen. In Acts 22:28, a Roman tribune notes he paid a large sum 'for this citizenship'—Roman civic status, with all its legal protections and privileges. In Ephesians 2:12, Paul reminds Gentile believers they were formerly 'alienated from the commonwealth of Israel'—excluded from the civic life, covenant privileges, and promises of God's people. The word can mean the abstract right of citizenship or the concrete community one belongs to.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Citizenship or commonwealth, marking legal status and community belonging. In Acts, it's Roman citizenship—expensive to purchase, valuable for legal protection (Paul had it by birth). In Ephesians, it's the 'citizenship of Israel,' the covenant commonwealth from which Gentiles were formerly excluded—strangers to the promises, outside the community of God's people. Now in Christ, the wall is broken; Gentiles share full citizenship. The French 'citoyenneté' and German 'Bürgerrecht' capture both: legal rights and community membership. 2×
AR["الْمُوَاطَنَةَ", "مُواطَنَةِ"]·ben["নাগরিকত্ব"]·DE["Buergerrecht", "πολιτείαν"]·EN["citizenship"]·FR["citoyenneté", "πολιτείας"]·heb["אֶזְרָחוּת"]·HI["नअग्रिक्त", "नागरिकता"]·ID["kewarganegaraan"]·IT["cittadinanza", "politeias"]·jav["warga-negari"]·KO["시민권에서", "시민권을"]·PT["cidadania"]·RU["гражданства", "гражданство"]·ES["ciudadanía"]·SW["uraia"]·TR["-nin-", "vatandaşlığı"]·urd["شہریت"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
πολῑτ-εία, Ionic dialect πολῑτ-ηΐη, ἡ, condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship, Refs 5th c.BC+: plural, grants of citizenship, Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 the daily life of a citizen, Refs 5th c.BC+; life, living, ἡ ἐν Βοιωτίᾳ π. NT+2nd c.BC+ __3 concrete, body of citizens, Refs 4th c.BC+ __4 = Latin civitas in geographical sense, Refs 3rd c.AD+ __II government, administration, Refs 5th c.BC+;…