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πολιτεύω

πολιτεύω, πολῑτεύω, πολῑτεύσω, ἐπολίτευσα, πεπολίτευκα, πεπολίτευμαι, ἐπολῑτεύθην, live as a citizen, conduct the government, (passive) be governed

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ἐπολίτευον imperfect active indicative 3rd plural, imperfect active indicative 1st singular of πολιτεύω

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πολῑτεύω, fut. -σω Th. 1.19, X. HG 2.3.2:—
  • to be a citizen or freeman, live in a free state, Th. 2.46, 3.34, 4.114, X. An. 3.2.26; οἴκοι π. SIG 306.21 (Tegea, iv B. C.); π. παρά τισι X. HG 1.5.19; πεπολιτευκὼρ πὰρ ἁμέ, = μετοικῶν, Schwyzer 425.5 (Elis, iii/ii B.C.); κατὰ νόμους π., opp. monarchy, Plb. 4.76.2: more freq. in Med., v. infr.
      • 2 have a certain form of government, administer the state, κατʼ ὀλιγαρχίαν π. Th. 1.19, 3.62; π. ὥσπερ εἰώθεσαν Id. 4.130; κατὰ τὰ ἴδια κέρδη π. Id. 2.65; πρὸς τὸ ἴδιον κέρδος X. HG 1.4.13; ἐλευθέρως τὰ πρὸς τὸ κοινὸν π. Th. 2.37:—Pass., of the state, to be governed, τὰς εὖ -ευομένας πόλεις Isoc. 6.35, cf. Pl. R. 427a, etc.; ἄνευ ὁμονοίας οὔτʼ ἂν πόλις εὖ -ευθείη X. Mem. 4.4.16; τὰ πεπολιτευμένα αὐτοῖς the measures of their administration, D. 1.28; τὰ κοινῇ πεπ. Id. 18.8, cf. Isoc. 16.45, etc.
        • b Pass., in Law, to be customary, τὸ μέχρι νῦν -ευόμενον Just. Nov. 73.8.2, cf. 52 Praef.; ἡ -ευομένη τῆς ἀρτάβης (sc. τιμή) customary price, PGiss. 105.7 (v A.D.).
      • 3 Pass., to be made a citizen, τοὺς ἐπὶ Τέλωνος πολιτευθέντας D.S. 11.72.
  • B most freq. in Med., fut. πολιτεύσομαι Ar. Eq. 1365, X. Ath. 3.9: aor. ἐπολιτευσάμην And. 2.10, D. 18.207; also Pass. ἐπολιτεύθην Th. 6.92, Lys. 26.5, (ἐν-) Isoc. 5.5, etc.: pf. πεπολίτευμαι Lys. 25.10, D. 13.35, etc.:—like the Act., live as a free citizen, chiefly in Prose (once in E. (v. infr.), twice in Ar. (v. infr.)); π. μεθʼ ὑμῶν And. l.c.; ἐν δημοκρατίᾳ X. Cyr. 1.1.1, etc.; ἐν ἐλευθερίᾳ καὶ νόμοις ἐξ ἴσου D. 10.4; opp. μετοικέω, Lys. 12.20; ἐν εἰρήνῃ X. HG 2.4.22; ἀδίκως πρὸς τοὺς ἄλλους π. Lys. 14.42; εἰ πένης . . λαὸς πολιτεύοιτο πλουσίων ἄτερ E. Fr. 21.
    • II take part in the government, Critias 45 D., Th. 2.15 (as v.l.), Nausiph. 2, Hyp. Eux. 27, D. 18.18; meddle with politics, Pl. R. 561d; opp. ἰδιωτεύειν, Aeschin. 1.195; hold public office, show public spirit, IG 4.858 (Methana, cf. Glotta 14.78), SIG 850.14 (Epist. Antonini Pii), etc.
      • 2 c. acc., administer, govern, ἅπαντα Ar. Lys. 573; τὰ καθʼ αὑτοὺς πολιτεύεσθαι D. 10.74; ἃ καὶ πεποίηκα καὶ πεπολίτευμαι Id. 18.4; οὐ τὰ βέλτιστα π. ib. 207; π. πόλεμον ἐκ πολέμου make perpetual war the principle of government, Aeschin. 2.177: abs., conduct the government, Ar. Eq. 1365; κατὰ συμμορίας D. 2.29; διὰ τοὺς ἀδίκως -ομένους ἐν τῇ ὀλιγαρχίᾳ δημοκρατία γίγνεται Lys. 25.27; τοῖς ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ πεπολιτευμένοις D. 2.4; οἱ πολιτευόμενοι the ministers, Id. 3.30, 24.157.
    • III have a certain form of government, τοὺς ἄριστα τῶν ἄλλων πολιτευομένους Isoc. 3.24; ἡμῶν ἐγγὺς π. Pl. R. 568b; κατὰ τὰ πάτρια π. Decr. ap. And. 1.83; οἱ τὴν ἄνισον πολιτείαν πολιτευόμενοι, i. e. those living in an oligarchy or a tyranny, Aeschin. 1.5.
    • IV serve as curialis, Mitteis Chr. 97i18 (iv A. D.), PLips. 62i2 (iv A. D.), POxy. 2106.19 (iv A.D.), etc.
    • V in Law, execute according to custom, διαθήκας Just. Nou. 66.1 Intr.
    • VI deal with, in private affairs, ἀλλήλοις PHib. 1.63.11 (iii B. C.); πρὸς [τοὺς θεοὺς] ὁσίως καὶ δικαίως UPZ 144.14, cf. 110.78 (ii B.C.), LXX 2 Ma. 11.25, Aristeas 31, Act.Ap. 23.1; π. πᾶσαν πολιτείαν κατὰ τὸν ἰουδαϊσμόν BCH 56.293 (Stobi, i/ii A. D.); behave, Ep.Phil. 1.27.
        • b metaph., arrange, bring about, συνοδίαν, γάμον, Charito 1.1, 2.2.

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