πολιτεύω

πολῑτεύω, [tense] fut.

A

-σω Th.1.19

, X.HG2.3.2:—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. SIG306.21

(Tegea, iv B. C.);

π. παρά τισι X.HG1.5.19

; πεπολιτευκὼρ πὰρ ἁμέ, = μετοικῶν, Schwyzer 425.5 (Elis, iii/ii B.C.); κατὰ νόμους π., opp. monarchy, Plb.4.76.2: more freq. in [voice] Med., v. infr.

2 have a certain form of government, administer the state,

κατ' 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.HG1.4.13

;

ἐλευθέρως τὰ πρὸς τὸ κοινὸν π. Th.2.37

:—[voice] Pass., of the state, to be governed,

τὰς εὖ -ευομένας πόλεις Isoc.6.35

, cf. Pl.R.427a, etc.;

ἄνευ ὁμονοίας οὔτ' 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 [voice] 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 [voice] Pass., to be made a citizen,

τοὺς ἐπὶ Τέλωνος πολιτευθέντας D.S.11.72

.

B most freq. in [voice] Med., [tense] fut.

πολιτεύσομαι Ar.Eq.1365

, X.Ath. 3.9: [tense] aor.

ἐπολιτευσάμην And.2.10

, D.18.207; also [voice] Pass.

ἐπολιτεύθην Th.6.92

, Lys.26.5, ([etym.] ἐν-) Isoc.5.5, etc.: [tense] pf.

πεπολίτευμαι Lys.25.10

, D.13.35, etc.:—like the [voice] Act., live as a free citizen, chiefly in Prose (once in E. (v. infr.), twice in Ar. (v. infr.));

π. μεθ' 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.HG2.4.22

;

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, IG4.858 (Methana, cf. Glotta14.78), SIG850.14 (Epist. Antonini Pii), etc.

2 c. acc., administer, govern,

ἅπαντα Ar.Lys.573

;

τὰ καθ' 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 UPZ144.14

, cf. 110.78 (ii B.C.), LXX 2 Ma.11.25, Aristeas 31, Act.Ap.23.1;

π. πᾶσαν πολιτείαν κατὰ τὸν ἰουδαϊσμόν BCH56.293

(Stobi, i/ii A. D.); behave, Ep.Phil.1.27.

b metaph., arrange, bring about, συνοδίαν, γάμον, Charito 1.1, 2.2.