politeuma

Here we have a Greek word politeuma which is founds nowhere else in the New Testament.

The Continuum 2009

The rendering "_seat_ of citizenship" seems fairly to represent _politeuma_ thus.

Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians 1880

[3] I thus attempt to give the meaning of _politeuma_, so far as I understand it.

Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians 1880

What seems lacking however in the rendering of the R.V. is the idea of _locality_, which (to me) was clearly present to St Paul's mind in his use of _politeuma_ here.

Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians 1880

Even while on earth he had his true politeuma en ouranois (Phil.iii. 20; see Ellicott thereon), the state, city, or country to which he belonged was a heavenly one; but still his citizenship was latent; he was one of God's hidden ones; but now he is openly avouched, and has a right to enter in by the gates to the City

Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia. 1807-1886 1863

O! that your fine mind were fully concentrated upon the [Greek: politeuma] of Heaven!

The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Egerton Ryerson 1842

* Hemon gar to politeuma en ouranois huparchei: [479] 1

The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 04. 1630-1694 1820

Within the Roman empire a politeuma referred to a colony of foreigners or relocated veterans.

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19: [Greek: Kosmou men gar ê kataskeuê kalê, to de en autô politeuma phaulon].] [Footnote 425: Tatian 5: [Greek: Oute anarchos ê hulê kathaper ho Theos, oude dia to anarchon kai autê isodunamos tô Theô gennêtê de kai ouch hupo tou allou gegonuia monon de hupo tou pantôn dêmiourgou probeblêmenê].

History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890