"πολιτεία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πολιτεία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /po.liː.těː.aː/, /po.liˈti.a/, /po.liˈti.a/, /po.liː.těː.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /po.liˈti.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /po.liˈti.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /po.liˈti.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /po.liˈti.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πολῑ́της (polī́tēs, “citizen”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, abstract noun–forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|πολῑ́της|-ῐ́ᾱ|pos2=abstract noun–forming suffix|t1=citizen}} πολῑ́της (polī́tēs, “citizen”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, abstract noun–forming suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πολῑτείᾱ|πολιτείᾱς|f|first}} πολῑτείᾱ • (polīteíā) f (genitive πολιτείᾱς); first declension, {{term-label|grc|Attic|Ionic|Koine}} (Attic, Ionic, Koine) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πολῑτείᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: πολῑτείᾱ [canonical], polīteíā [romanization], πολιτείᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ πολῑτείᾱ [nominative, singular], πολῑτείᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ πολῑτεῖαι [nominative, plural], τῆς πολῑτείᾱς [genitive, singular], πολῑτείαιν [dual, genitive], πολῑτειῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ πολῑτείᾳ [dative, singular], πολῑτείαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς πολῑτείαις [dative, plural], τὴν πολῑτείᾱν [accusative, singular], πολῑτείᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πολῑτείᾱς [accusative, plural], πολῑτείᾱ [singular, vocative], πολῑτείᾱ [dual, vocative], πολῑτεῖαι [plural, vocative], πολῑτηίη [alternative, Ionic]
  1. the relation in which a citizen stands to the state, the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship
    the life of a citizen, one's daily life
    Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-πολιτεία-grc-noun-oRUBeYSm Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Attic Greek, Ionic Greek, Koine Greek, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ethics Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 16 14 6 10 9 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 22 22 5 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 28 17 17 6 12 10 10 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 70 15 6 1 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 67 17 7 1 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 29 22 22 3 10 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 21 8 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 27 5 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 Disambiguation of Ethics: 19 14 14 10 15 14 14
  2. the relation in which a citizen stands to the state, the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship
    the body of citizens
    Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-πολιτεία-grc-noun-0OeLP0k1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 22 22 5 11 9 9
  3. the relation in which a citizen stands to the state, the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-πολιτεία-grc-noun-7Z0ovZh4 Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 22 22 5 11 9 9
  4. the life and business of a statesman, government, administration Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-πολιτεία-grc-noun-ZoST0hWG
  5. civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state
    a well-ordered republican government, a commonwealth
    Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-πολιτεία-grc-noun-5z2x65ct Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 22 22 5 11 9 9
  6. civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state
    a free community, republic
    Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-πολιτεία-grc-noun-5aNWLf53
  7. civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-πολιτεία-grc-noun-O6hEq9AL
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πολῑτείᾳ",
      "roman": "têi polīteíāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πολῑτείαιν",
      "roman": "polīteíain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς πολῑτείαις",
      "roman": "taîs polīteíais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πολῑτείᾱν",
      "roman": "tḕn polīteíān",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πολῑτείᾱ",
      "roman": "polīteíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πολῑτείᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s polīteíās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πολῑτείᾱ",
      "roman": "polīteíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πολῑτείᾱ",
      "roman": "polīteíā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πολῑτεῖαι",
      "roman": "polīteîai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πολῑτηίη",
      "roman": "polītēíē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ionic"
      ]
    }
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    },
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        "2": "Attic",
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        "4": "Koine"
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        "2": "ᾱς"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "440 BCE – 390 BCE, Andocides, Collected Works 21.7"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the relation in which a citizen stands to the state, the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship",
        "the life of a citizen, one's daily life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "citizenship",
          "citizenship"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 4.4.31"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the relation in which a citizen stands to the state, the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship",
        "the body of citizens"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "citizenship",
          "citizenship"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 9.34"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 4.4.6"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the relation in which a citizen stands to the state, the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship"
      ],
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        [
          "citizenship",
          "citizenship"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 219"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the life and business of a statesman, government, administration"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "government",
          "government"
        ],
        [
          "administration",
          "administration"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.10.1"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state",
        "a well-ordered republican government, a commonwealth"
      ],
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        [
          "civil",
          "civil"
        ],
        [
          "polity",
          "polity"
        ],
        [
          "constitution",
          "constitution"
        ],
        [
          "republican",
          "republican"
        ],
        [
          "commonwealth",
          "commonwealth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Constitution of the Athenians 1.1"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state",
        "a free community, republic"
      ],
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        [
          "civil",
          "civil"
        ],
        [
          "polity",
          "polity"
        ],
        [
          "constitution",
          "constitution"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
        [
          "republic",
          "republic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Antiphanes 120.40"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state"
      ],
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        [
          "civil",
          "civil"
        ],
        [
          "polity",
          "polity"
        ],
        [
          "constitution",
          "constitution"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/po.liː.těː.aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po.liˈti.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po.liˈti.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po.liː.těː.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po.liˈti.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po.liˈti.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po.liˈti.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/po.liˈti.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πολιτεία"
}

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