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1484 – ἔθνος (ethnos)

Gentiles


Type:
Noun
neut. ♁
Greek: ἔθνος (ethnos)
Pronunciation: eth-nos    Listen
Gematria: 140(5 + 9 + 50 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Probably from G1486
Usage: 162 times in NA, 163 times in TR     

Description

  1. A multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together.
    1. A company, troop, swarm.
  2. A multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus.
    1. The human race.
  3. A race, nation, people group.
  4. In the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles.
  5. Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians.


Synonyms

ἔθνοςethnos♁G1484
(162 ggr)		Gentiles
γενεάgenea♀G1074
(43 ggr)		generation
γένοςgenos♁G1085
(20 ggr)		kind
λαόςlaos♂G2992
(142 ggr)		people
ὄχλοςochlos♂G3793
(175 ggr)		people
πατριάpatria♀G3965
(3 ggr)		lineage
φυλήphule♀G5443
(31 ggr)		tribe
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the New Testament.

Origin

Probably from G1486:

ἔθωethoG1486be wont

Word root

Word with ethnos as root:

ἐθνάρχηςethnarchesG1481governor
ἐθνικόςethnikosG1482heathen

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into ethnos :

אִיiH0339coastland
אֻמָּהommahA0524people
אֶ֫רֶץeretsH0776land
בֵּןbenH1121ason
גּוֹיgojH1471anation
הָמוֹןhamonH1995acrowd
זוּזִיםzozimH2104Zuzim
זֶ֫רַעzeraH2233seed
חֲבַרchavarA2269fellow
חַ֫יִלchajilH2428strength
מַיmajH4325water
נָשִׂיאnasiH5387aleader
עֶ֫בֶדevedH5650servant/slave
עַםamH5971apeople
צָבָאtsavaH6635aarmy

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
N-APN-26
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN-12
Noun Noun
dative pl. neut. dative plural Neutral
N-DPN-32
Noun Noun
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
N-DSN-7
Noun Noun
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
N-GPN-46
Noun Noun
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
N-GSN-7
Noun Noun
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
N-NPN-24
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN-6
Noun Noun
vocative pl. neut. vocative plural Neutral
N-VPN-2


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References (162 occurances in 150 verses)




Greek lexicon BETA

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