πολιτεία
πολιτεία
πολῑτεία, Ionic -ηΐη, ἡ,
πολιτεύω
the condition and rights of a citizen, citizenship, Lat. civitas, Hdt., Thuc., etc.; πολιτείαν δοῦναί τινι Xen.
the life of a citizen, civic life, Dem.
as a concrete, the body of citizens, Arist.
the life and business of a statesman, government, administration, Ar., Thuc., etc.:—in a collective sense, the measures of a government, Dem.
civil polity, the condition or constitution of a state, Thuc., etc.:— a form of government, Plat., etc.
a republic, commonwealth, Xen., etc.