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πολιτεία

politeia

condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship

Appears 259 times across Plato's dialogues.

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πολιτεία, Ion. πολῑτ-ηΐη, ἡ, A. condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship, Hdt. 9.34, Th. 6.104, etc.; π. δοῦναί τινι X. HG 1.2.10: pl., grants of citizenship, Arist. Ath. 54.3. 2. the daily life of a citizen, And. 2.10, D. 19.184; ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ π. Id. 20.122; life, living, ἡ ἐν Βοιωτίᾳ π. Plb. 18.43.6; so perh. Ep.Eph. 2.12. 3. concrete, body of citizens, Arist. Pol. 1292a34. 4. = Lat. civitas in geographical sense, SIG 888.118 (Scaptopara, iii A. D.), Mitteis Chr. 78.6 (iv A. D.), etc. II. government, administration, Ar. Eq. 219, X. Mem. 3.9.15, etc.; ἄγειν τὴν π. Th. 1.127; πρασύτατα καὶ ἀσελγέστατα τῇ π. κεχρῆσθαι Hyp. Eux. 29; course of policy, τῇ π. καὶ τοῖς ψηφίσμασι D. 18.87, cf. 9.3 (pl.), 18.263; ἡ Κλεοφῶντος π. Aeschin. 3.150; ἡ πρὸς Ῥωμαίους ὁμιλία καὶ π. Str. 16.2.46: pl., acts of policy, J. Vit. 65. 2. tenure of public office, πᾶσαν π. ἐπιφανῶς ἐκτελέσαι IG 4.716.6 (Hermione); ἐν τοῖς τῆς π. χρόνοις IPE 12.32B76 (Olbia, iii B. C.). III. civil polity, constitution of a state, Antipho 3.2.1, Th. 2.37, etc.; τὴν ἐλευθερίαν . . , μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ τὰς π. D. 18.65; form of government, Pl. R. 562a, etc.; ὁμολογοῦνται τρεῖς εἶναι π., τυραννὶς καὶ ὀλιγαρχία καὶ δημοκρατία Aeschin. 1.4, cf. Arist. Pol. 1293a37, etc.; αἱ τέτταρες π. Pl. R. 544b; ἥτις ἂν π. συμφέρῃ Lys. 25.8; π. ἐστὶ τάξις ταῖς πόλεσιν ἡ περὶ τὰς ἀρχάς Arist. Pol. 1289a15, cf. 1274b26 (pl.), 1289b27 (pl.); ὅπου μὴ νόμοι ἄρχουσιν οὐκ ἔστι π. ib.1292a32; τὴν ἀρίστην πολιτεύεσθαι π. ib.1288b31, cf. X. Ath. 1.1, etc. 2. esp. republican government, free common-wealth, Arist. EN 1160a34, Pol. 1293b22; ὅταν δὲ τὸ πλῆθος πρὸς τὸ κοινὸν πολιτεύηται συμφέρον, καλεῖται π. ib.1279a39; ἄπιστον ταῖς π. ἡ τυραννίς D. 1.5; οὐ γὰρ ἀσφαλεῖς ταῖς π. αἱ πρὸς τοὺς τυράννους . . ὁμιλίαι Id. 6.21; τοὺς τὰς π. μεθιστάντας εἰς ὀλιγαρχίαν Id. 15.20; ταῖς μὲν π. πολεμοῦσι τὰς δὲ μοναρχίας συγκαθιστᾶσι Isoc. 4.125; ἔστι δήμου ἡ π. βίος Plu. 2.826c.
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