Dictionary entry

G04177

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

πολίτης

Alt. πολί_της, ου, ὁ,

Etym. cf. also πολιήτης

1. "a member of a city or state" (πόλις), "a citizen, freeman", Lat. civis, Hom., etc.

2. like Lat. civis, a fellow-citizen, Hdt., Aesch., etc.

3. θεοὶ πολῖται ῀ πολιοῦχοι, Aesch.