povlei", povlia"
:—
a city,
Hom
.,
Hes.
,
etc.
;
povli" a[krh
and
ajkrotavth
, =
ajkrovpoli"
,
the citadel,
Il.: this at Athens was often called simply
povli"
, while the rest of the city was called
a[stu
,
Thuc.
,
etc.
:—the name of the city was often added in
gen.
,
jIlivou p., [Argou" p
.
the city of. . ,
Aesch
.,
etc.
; also in appos.,
hJ Mevndh p
.
Thuc.
2.
ones city
or
country,
Od.,
etc.
II.
when
povli"
and
a[stu
are joined, the former is the
body of citizens,
the latter
their dwellings,
Il.;
w|n povli" ajnavriqmo" o[llutai
, where
povli"
=
a number of citizens,
Soph
.:—hence,
2.
the state
(
politeiva
),
Hes.
,
Pind.
,
Att.
:
esp.
a free state, republic,
Soph
.,
Xen.
,
etc.
3.
the right of citizenship,
like
Lat.
civitas
,
Ar
.,
Dem.
povlisma
povlisma , tov , ( polivzw ) a city, town, Hdt ., Att.
II. the community, Soph.
polismavtion
polismavtion , tov , Dim. of foreg., Polyb.
polissonovmo"
polisso-novmo" , on , ( povli", nevmw ) managing or ruling a city, Aesch .; p. biotav a life of social order, Id.
polissovo"
poli"-sovo" , on , ( swvzw ) guarding cities, h. Hom.
polissou`co"
poli"-sou`co" , on , poët. for poliou`co" , Aesch.
II. dwelling in the city, Id.
politavrch"
polit-avrch" , ou, oJ , a civic magistrate, at Thessalonica, N.T.
politeiva
poli<Eth>teiva , Ion. -hi?h , hJ , ( politeuvw ) the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship, Lat. civitas , Hdt. , Thuc. , etc. ; politeivan dou`naiv tini Xen.
2.
the life of a citizen, civic life,
Dem.
3.
as a concrete,
the body of citizens,
Arist.
II.
the life and business of a statesman, government, administration,
Ar
.,
Thuc.
,
etc.
:—in a collective sense,
the measures of a government,
Dem.
III. civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state, Thuc ., etc. :— a form of government, Plat. , etc.
2. a republic, commonwealth, Xen ., etc.
polivteuma
polivteuma , ato", tov , ( poli<Eth>teuvw ) the business of government, an act of administration, Dem .; e[n te toi`" kata; th;n povlin politeuvmasi kai; ejn toi`"\Ellhnikoi`" both in my home and foreign policy, Id.
II.
the government,
Arist.
III.
=
politeiva
III
, Id.