πολιτεία

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 18 April 2014

Alternative forms

πολῑτηίη (polītēíē) — Ionic

Etymology

From πολῑ́της (polī́tēs, “citizen”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun–forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.liː.těː.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /po.liˈti.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /po.liˈti.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /po.liˈti.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /po.liˈti.a/

Noun

πολῑτείᾱ • (polīteíā) f (genitive πολιτείᾱς); first declension (Attic, Ionic, Koine)

the relation in which a citizen stands to the state, the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 9.34
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 4.4.6
1. the life of a citizen, one's daily life
  - 440 BCE – 390 BCE, Andocides, Collected Works 21.7
2. the body of citizens
  - 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 4.4.31
the life and business of a statesman, government, administration
- 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 219
civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state
- Antiphanes 120.40
1. a well-ordered republican government, a commonwealth
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.10.1
2. a free community, republic
  - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Constitution of the Athenians 1.1

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πολῑτείᾱ; τῆς πολῑτείᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πολῑτείᾱ hē polīteíā	τὼ πολῑτείᾱ tṑ polīteíā	αἱ πολῑτεῖαι hai polīteîai
Genitive	τῆς πολῑτείᾱς tês polīteíās	τοῖν πολῑτείαιν toîn polīteíain	τῶν πολῑτειῶν tôn polīteiôn
Dative	τῇ πολῑτείᾳ têi polīteíāi	τοῖν πολῑτείαιν toîn polīteíain	ταῖς πολῑτείαις taîs polīteíais
Accusative	τὴν πολῑτείᾱν tḕn polīteíān	τὼ πολῑτείᾱ tṑ polīteíā	τᾱ̀ς πολῑτείᾱς tā̀s polīteíās
Vocative	πολῑτείᾱ polīteíā	πολῑτείᾱ polīteíā	πολῑτεῖαι polīteîai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ English: politeia
Greek: πολιτεία (politeía)
→ Latin: polītīa (see there for further descendants)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /po.liˈti.a/
Hyphenation: πο‧λι‧τεί‧α

Noun

πολιτεία • (politeía) f (plural πολιτείες)

state
οι 50 πολιτείες των ΗΠΑ ― oi 50 politeíes ton IPA ― the 50 states of the USA
city, place
η χαμένη πολιτεία του Μάτσου Πίκτσου
i chaméni politeía tou Mátsou Píktsou
the lost city of Machu Picchu

Μια φορά κι έναν καιρό ήταν μια πολιτεία παράξενη, καμωμένη πάνω σ’ ένα δέντρο.
Mia forá ki énan kairó ítan mia politeía paráxeni, kamoméni páno s’ éna déntro.
Once upon a time there was a strange city, built on a tree.
government, republic
body politic, polity

Declension

declension of πολιτεία

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	πολιτεία •	πολιτείες •
genitive	πολιτείας •	πολιτειών •
accusative	πολιτεία •	πολιτείες •
vocative	πολιτεία •	πολιτείες •

Synonyms

(city): πόλη f (póli)
(large city): άστυ n (ásty)
(state): επικράτεια f (epikráteia)

Related terms

see: πόλη f (póli, “town, city”)

πολιτεία

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Descendants

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