Berean Strong's Lexicon sumpolités: Fellow citizen Original Word: συμπολίτης Word Origin: From σύν (syn, "with") and πολίτης (polités, "citizen") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sumpolités," the concept of community and shared identity can be related to terms like עָם (am, "people") and גּוֹי (goy, "nation"), which denote a collective identity among the Israelites. Usage: The term "sumpolités" refers to someone who shares citizenship with others, indicating a sense of belonging and community within a political or social entity. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the spiritual unity and shared identity of believers in Christ. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, citizenship was a prized status that conferred certain rights and privileges. Being a citizen meant having a recognized place within a community, with responsibilities and protections under the law. The concept of citizenship was deeply ingrained in the social and political fabric of the time, and it carried significant weight in terms of identity and belonging. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sun and polités Definition a fellow citizen NASB Translation fellow citizens (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4847: συμπολίτηςσυμπολίτης (T WH συνπολιτης (cf. σύν, II. at the end)), συμπολιτου, ὁ (see συμμαθητής and references), possessing the same citizenship with others, a fellow-citizen: συμπολῖται τῶν ἁγίων, spoken of Gentiles as received into the communion of the saints i. e. of the people consecrated to God, opposed to ξένοι καί πάροικοι, Ephesians 2:19. (Euripides, Heracl. 826; Josephus, Antiquities 19, 2, 2; Aelian v. h. 3, 44.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fellow- citizen. From sun and polites; a native of the same town, i.e. (figuratively) co-religionist (fellow-Christian) -- fellow- citizen. see GREEK sun see GREEK polites Forms and Transliterations συμπολίται συμπολῖται συνπολιται συνπολῖται sumpolitai sympolitai sympolîtaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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