What does πολίτης · χώρα mean in the Bible?
πολίτης · χώρα is a Greek phrase meaning "one of the citizens of that country".
Greek · G4177, G5561
ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης
A townsman · country
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πολίτηςG4177a townsman
Pronunciationpolítēs
Citizen with legal standing in a city-state; also denotes fellow-citizen sharing same political community.
Open lexicon entry →χώραG5561country
Pronunciationchṓra
Open lexicon entry →What does ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης (heni tōn politōn tēs chōras ekeinēs) mean in the Bible?
πολίτης · χώρα is a Greek phrase meaning "one of the citizens of that country".
Full entry for ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης (G4177, G5561) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4177, G5561?
G4177, G5561 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. one of the citizens of that country
Source Gloss
one of the citizens of that country
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms4Case patternNominative (2)Number patternPlural (2)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 19:141×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 21:391×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 15:151×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineHeb 8:111×
Word Origins
ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης is built from this root: