πολιτεύω : Mid. [ef. W. 260 (244) ], pres. impv. 2 pers. plur. πολιτεύεσθε; pf. πεπολίτευμαι ; (πολίτης) 5 als to be a citizen (Thuc., Xen., Lys., Polyb., al.). 2. to administer civil affairs, manage the state, (Thuc., Xen.). 3. to make or create a citizen (Diod. 11. 72) ; Middle a. tobe a citizen; so in the passages fr. Philo and the Ep. ad Diogn. cited in πολίτευμα, 3. b. to behave as a citizen; to avail une’s self of or recognize the laws; so fr. Thue. down; in Hellenist. writ. to conduct one’s self as pledged to some law of life: ἀξίως τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, Phil. i. 27 [R. V. txt. let your manner of tife be worthy of ete.]; ἀξ. τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Polyc. ad Philip. 5, 2; ἀξ. τοῦ θεοῦ, Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 21, 1; ὁσίως, ibid. 6, 1; κατὰ τὸ καθῆκον τῷ Χριστῷ, ibid. 3,4; μετὰ φόβου k. aydms, ibid. 51, 3: ἐννόμως, Justin. dial. ο. Tr. ο. 67; ἠρξάμην πολιτεύεσθαι τῇ Φαρισαίων αἱρέσει κατακολουθῶν, Joseph. vit. 2; other phrases are cited by Grimm on 2 Mace. vi. 1; τῷ θεῷ, to live in accordance with the laws of God, Acts xxiii. 1 [A. V. I have lived ete.].

πολιτεύομαι politeuomai 2x

intrans. to be a citizen; trans. to govern a city or state, administer the affairs of a state; pass. to be governed; in NT to order one’s life and conduct, converse, live, in a certain manner as to habits and principles, Acts 23:1; Phil. 1:27*

** 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*;]

to be a citizen, live as a citizen: metaph., of conduct as based on heavenly citizenship, Ac 23:1, Phl 1:27.†

πολιτεύομαι. For this verb in its more official sense of ‘‘I live the life of a citizen,” ‘‘I live the life of a member of a citizen body,”’ cf. Sy 287 (-- 618)! (B.c. 188) πολιτεύεσθαι κατὰ τοὺς ὑμετέρους νόμους, 10. 325 (= *708)*° (before B.C. 100) τοῦτο βουλόμενος ἐμφαίνειν, ὅτι τοῖς εὐσεβέστατα καὶ κάλλιστα πολειτευομένοις καὶ παρὰ θεῶν τις χάρις καὶ παρὰ τῶν εὐεργετηθέντων ἐπακολούθει---ο1} Ac 251} and Phil 157 get some light from the parallel. See also C. and Δ. ii. p. 468, No. 305 (i/A.p.) oft TJépowres ἐτίμησαν Λούκιον ᾿Ατίλιον. .. ἔν τε ταῖς λοιπαῖς τῆς πόλεως καὶ τῆς γερουσίας χρείαις ἁγνῶς καὶ δικαίως ἐκ προγόνων πολιτευόμενον. For προπολιτεύομαι see P Lond 233¢ (A.D. 345) (=II. p. 273, Chrest. I. p. 68). Similarly we may cite from the papyri P Par 6378 (B.c. 164) (= P Petr IIL. p. 24) rots καιροῖς πρεπόντως καὶ τοῖς ἀνθρῴποις ἁρμοζόντως φαίνεσθαι πεπολιτευομένους, ‘‘appearing to have administered your office in a manner befitting the circumstances and suitable to the population ” (Mahaffy), P Ambh 11. 828 (ili/iv a.p.) where a man is described as unfitted for an official post—averurndeov ὄντα... οὐδὲ πολιτευσάμενόν ποτε, P Oxy VI. go2* (¢. A.D. 465) τῆ]ς μακαρίας μνήμης Φοιβίάϊμμωνος τοῦ πολιτευφαμένου, ““ Phoebammon, of blessed memory, member of the council” (Edd.), and P Iand 4010 (v/vi a.p.) Φιλόξενος πολιτευόμ(ενος), with the editor's note: ‘*ur-

πολιτεύω (politeuō) — be a citizen. πολῑτεύω, future -σω[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—to be a citizen or freeman, live in a free state, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. παρά τισι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεπολιτευκὼρ πὰρ ἁμέ, ={μετοικῶν}, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κατὰ νόμους π., opposed to monarchy, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]middle, see below

2. have a certain form of government, administer the state, κατ᾽ ὀλιγαρχίαν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, of the state, to be governed, τὰς εὖ -ευομένας πόλεις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ πεπολιτευμένα αὐτοῖς the measures of their administration, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. b passive, in Law, to be customary, τὸ μέχρι νῦν -ευόμενον [Refs 6th c.AD+]; ἡ -ευομένη τῆς ἀρτάβης (i.e. τιμή) customary price, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

3. passive, to be made a citizen, τοὺς ἐπὶ Τέλωνος πολιτευθέντας [Refs 1st c.BC+] __B most frequently in middle, future πολιτεύσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐπολιτευσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also passive ἐπολιτεύθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect πεπολίτευμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—like the active, live as a free citizen, chiefly in Prose (once in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to μετοικέω, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II take part in the government, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; meddle with politics, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἰδιωτεύειν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; hold public office, show public spirit, [Refs] __B.II.2 with accusative, administer, govern, ἅπαντα [Refs 5th c.BC+] make perpetual war the principle of government, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, conduct the government, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ πολιτευόμενοι the ministers, [Refs] __B.III have a certain form of government, τοὺς ἄριστα τῶν ἄλλων πολιτευομένους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὰ πάτρια π. Decrees cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ τὴν ἄνισον πολιτείαν πολιτευόμενοι, i. e. those living in an oligarchy or a tyranny, [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.IV serve as curialis, Mitteis [Refs 4th c.AD+] __B.V in Law, execute according to custom, διαθήκας [Refs 6th c.AD+] __B.VI deal with, in private affairs, ἀλλήλοις [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πρὸς [τοὺς θεοὺς] ὁσίως καὶ δικαίως [NT+2nd c.BC+]; behave, [NT] __B.VI.b metaphorically, arrange, bring about, συνοδίαν, γάμον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]