Dictionary entry

πολίτευμα

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

** πολίτευμα, -τος, τό

(< πολιτεύω), [in LXX: II Mac 12:7*;]

1. an act of administration.

2. a form of government.

3. = πολιτεία,

(a) citizenship: Phl 3:20 (R, txt.);

(b) community, commonwealth: Phl 3:20 (R, mg.; for exx. v. MM, xx).†