πολῑτ-ης G4177
Citizen; a member of a city or political community with recognized civic standing.
Denotes a person who belongs to a particular city (polis) and enjoys its rights and responsibilities. In Luke's parables, the word describes fellow-countrymen of a nobleman (Luke 19:14) and a local landowner (Luke 15:15). Paul claims citizenship of 'no insignificant city' -- Tarsus (Acts 21:39). In Hebrews 8:11 it appears in the new-covenant promise where every citizen will know the Lord. The word always presupposes a communal, civic identity rather than mere residence.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A citizen or fellow-citizen of a city-state, someone who holds recognized membership in a political community. In Luke 15:15 a citizen of that country hires the prodigal son, and in Luke 19:14 the citizens hate the departing nobleman -- both parabolic uses highlighting social belonging. Paul identifies himself as a citizen of Tarsus (Acts 21:39), while Hebrews 8:11 extends the concept into covenant community. Spanish 'ciudadano' and French 'citoyen' both derive from the same Latin civis root, reflecting the enduring political-communal core of the word. 4×
AR["مواطِنونَ", "موَاطِنَهُ", "مُوَاطِنٌ", "مُوَاطِنِي"]·ben["নাগরিক", "নাগরিককে", "নাগরিকদের", "নাগরিকেরা"]·DE["Buerger", "πολίτης", "πολιτῶν", "πολῖται"]·EN["citizen", "citizens"]·FR["citoyen"]·heb["אֶזְרְחֵי", "אֶזְרַח", "אֶזְרָחִים", "שְׁכֵנוֹ"]·HI["नागरिक", "नागरिकों-में-से"]·ID["sesama-warga", "warga", "warga-negara"]·IT["cittadino", "politēn"]·jav["tangga", "warga", "warga-negaranipun", "warga."]·KO["동향인을", "시민들의", "시민들이", "시민이니라"]·PT["cidadão.", "cidadãos", "concidadão"]·RU["граждане", "гражданин.", "гражданина", "жителей"]·ES["ciudadano", "ciudadanos"]·SW["jirani", "raia", "wananchi", "wenyeji"]·TR["vatandaşlar", "vatandaşlarından", "vatandaşı", "yurttaşını"]·urd["شہری", "شہریوں", "شہریوں-نے", "ہم-وطن-کو"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πολῑτ-ης, ου, ὁ, Ionic dialect πολιήτης (which see), citizen, freeman, Refs 8th c.BC+; πόλεως, πόλεων π., Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 fellow-citizen (compare πολιήτης), Refs 7th c.BC+: and by a Comedy texts metaphorically, οἴνου π. ὢν κρατίστου Refs 4th c.BC+ __II adjective belonging to, connected with one's city or country, θεοὶ πολῖται, ={πολιοῦχοι}, Refs 4th c.BC+; π. δῆμος, ={ὁ τῆς πόλεως}, Refs 5th c.BC+