# citizen, citizenship

## Definition:

A citizen is someone who lives in a specific city, country, or kingdom. It especially refers to someone who is recognized officially as being a legal resident of that place.

* Depending on the context, this could also be translated as “inhabitant” or “official resident.”
* A citizen could live in a region that is part of a larger kingdom or empire that is governed by a king, emperor, or other ruler. For example, Paul was a citizen of the Roman Empire, which consisted of many different provinces; Paul lived in one of those provinces.
* In a figurative sense, believers in Jesus are called “citizens” of heaven in the sense that they will live there someday. Like a citizen of a country, Christians belong to God’s kingdom.

(See: [kingdom](../other/kingdom.md), [Paul](../names/paul.md), [province](../other/province.md), [Rome](../names/rome.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 21:39-40](rc://en/tn/help/act/21/39)
* [Isaiah 3:3](rc://en/tn/help/isa/03/03)
* [Luke 15:15](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/15)
* [Luke 19:14](rc://en/tn/help/luk/19/14)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H6440, G41750, G41770, G48470
