business of government, act of administration,
πολῑ́τ-ευμα,ατος,τό,
A. business of government, act of administration,
D. 18.108 , 136 : more freq. in pl.,measures of governmentorinstitutions,
Pl. Lg. 945d , Isoc. 7.78 ; τῶν τοιούτων π. οὐδὲν πολιτεύομαι
D. 8.71
;ἔν τε τοῖς κατὰ τὴν πόλιν π. καὶ ἐν τοῖς Ἑλληνικοῖςboth in my home and foreignpolicy,
Id. 18.109 ; κάλλιστον π. ἐποιήσατο
IG 42(1).81.9
(Epid.,i A. D.);π. Catonis
Cic. Att. 6.1.13 , cf. 9.7.3 .
II. the concrete of πολιτεία
111
,the government,
π. ἐστὶν ἡ πολιτεία
Arist. Pol. 1278b11
, cf. 1279a26 , 1283b31 , etc.;οἱ ἐν π.thecitizens,ib. 1303b26 , cf. 1305b34 ; τὸ τῆς δημοκρατίας π.
Aeschin. 2.172
; τὸ πάτριον π.
Plb. 5.9.9
, cf. 4.25.7 (pl.);π. ἀκέραια, σωφρονικά,
Id. 1.13.12 , D.H. 1.41 ; τὰ π. free republics,
D.S. 18.69
;form of government, πολίτεομα(sic) εἶναι ἐν Χίῳ δῆμον
SIG 283.3
(Edict of Alexander, Chios,iv B.C.), cf. Decr. Att. ap. Plu. 2.851f .
III. citizen rights, citizenship,
ἀξίους τοῦ παρ' ὑμῖν π.
IG 9(2).517.6
(Larissa, Epist. Philipp. V), etc.: metaph., ἡμῶν τὸ π. ἐν οὐρανοῖς ὑπάρχει
Ep.Phil. 3.20
.
IV. concrete,body of citizens,
τὸ π. τὸ Μιλησίων
SIG 633.59
(Milet.,ii B. C.), cf. OGI 229.60 (Smyrna,iii B.C.), etc.;souereign body,
Arist. Pol. 1302b16 , 1332b31 ; π. ἔστω οἱ μύριοι
Abh.Berl.Akad. 1925
( 5 ). 6 (Cyrene);πᾶν τὸ π.ib. 7 .
2. corporate body of citizensresident in a foreign city,Καυνίων τὸ π.(at Sidon) OGI 592 ; τὸ π. τῶν ἐν Βερενίκῃ Ἰουδαίων
CIG 5361.21
;τὸ π. τῶν Κρητῶν(in Egypt) PTeb. 32.17
(ii B.C.).
b. generally,corporate body, association,
τὸ π. τῶν γυναικῶν
BCH 15.182
, 205 (Panamara);τὸ π. τινός founded bya person, Sammelb. 5793
(i A.D.).
