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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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πολιτεία

Strong’s: G4174

Associated OET lemmas: πολιτεία

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: πολιτεία; -ας

Related lemmas: πολιτεύομαι

Sense 1: citizenship

Semantic entry: 11.70

Semantic domains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

Subdomains: Socio-Political

Definition: the right to be a citizen of a particular socio-political entity (see 11.67: πολιτεία and 11.68: πολίτης)

Notes: In some languages RV ACT 22:28 · LV ACT 22:28 · Read together ACT 22:28 may be rendered as ‘I obtained the right to be counted as a citizen’ or ‘I became a person who belongs to that nation.’

ACT 22:28: RV ACT 22:28 · LV ACT 22:28 · Read together ACT 22:28

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OET-RV ACT 22:28

28 “Yeah, and I paid a lot for mine as well,” mocked the commander.
 ¶ “Actually mine is through birth,” Paulos responded.

OET-LV ACT 22:28

28 and the commander answered:
I this the acquired citizenship of_a_great sum.
But the Paulos was_saying:
But I even have_been_born free.

Sense 2: state, people

Semantic entry: 11.67

Semantic domains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

Subdomains: Socio-Political

Definition: a group of people constituting a socio-political unit

Notes: It is possible that in RV EPH 2:12 · LV EPH 2:12 · Read together EPH 2:12 the use of πολιτεία suggests not merely a socio-political but also a socio-religious grouping. Such a conclusion would, in a sense, be true of any and all designations of a Jewish constituency, since religion and ethnic identification were so inextricably bound together.

EPH 2:12: RV EPH 2:12 · LV EPH 2:12 · Read together EPH 2:12

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OET-RV EPH 2:12

12 At that time you were separated from the citizens of Yisrael (Israel) and were strangers to the agreements involving God’s promise. You didn’t have any future hope as you lived in the world without knowing God.

OET-LV EPH 2:12

12 that you_all_were the at_time that without chosen_one/messiah, having_been_estranged from_the citizenship of_ the _Israaʸl/(Yisrāʼēl), and strangers to_the covenants of_the promise, not having hope, and godless in the world.