Strong's Lexicon ethnos: Nation, Gentile, people Original Word: ἔθνος Word Origin: Derived from a root word meaning "a multitude" or "a company." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1471 גּוֹי (goy): Often translated as "nation" or "Gentile," used in the Old Testament to refer to non-Israelite nations. Usage: In the New Testament, "ethnos" primarily refers to a group of people or a nation, often used to denote non-Jewish peoples, or Gentiles. It can also refer to a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus. The term is used to distinguish between the Jewish people and other nations, emphasizing the universality of the Gospel message. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, "ethnos" was commonly used to describe a group of people bound by common culture, language, and heritage. In the Jewish context, it often referred to those outside the covenant community of Israel, highlighting the distinction between Jews and Gentiles. The New Testament usage reflects the early Christian mission to spread the Gospel beyond Jewish boundaries, fulfilling the Abrahamic promise that all nations would be blessed through his seed (Genesis 12:3). HELPS Word-studies 1484 éthnos (from ethō, "forming a custom, culture") – properly, people joined by practicing similar customs or common culture; nation(s), usually referring to unbelieving Gentiles (non-Jews). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably from a prim. root Definition a race, a nation, pl. the nations (as distinct from Isr.) NASB Translation Gentiles (93), nation (30), nations (37), pagans (1), people (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1484: ἔθνοςἔθνος, ἔθνους, τό: 1. a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together; a company, troop, swarm: ἔθνος ἑταίρων, ἔθνος Ἀχαιων, ἔθνος λαῶν, Homer, Iliad; ἔθνος μελισσαων, 2, 87; μυιαων ἐθνεα, ibid. 469. 2. "a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus (τό ἔθνος τό θῆλυ ἤ ἀρρεν, Xenophon, oec. 7, 26): πᾶν ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων, the human race, Acts 17:26 (but this seems to belong under the next entry). 3. race, nation: Matthew 21:43; Acts 10:35, etc.; ἔθνος ἐπί ἔθνος, Matthew 24:7; Mark 13:8: οἱ ἄρχοντες, οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν, Matthew 20:25; Luke 22:25; used (in the singular) of the Jewish people, Luke 7:5; Luke 23:2; John 11:48, 50-53; John 18:35; Acts 10:22; Acts 24:2 ( 4. (τά ἔθνη, like הַגויִם in the O. T., foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles, (cf. Trench, § xcviii.): Matthew 4:15 (Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν), 5. Paul uses τά ἔθνη even of Gentile Christians: Romans 11:13; Romans 15:27; Romans 16:4; Galatians 2:12 (opposite Galatians 2:13 to οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, i. e. Jewish Christians), Galatians 2:14; Ephesians 3:1, cf. Ephesians 4:17 (Winers Grammar, § 59, 4 a.; Buttmann, 130 (114)). Probably from etho; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan) -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people. see GREEK etho Englishman's Concordance Matthew 4:15 N-GNPGRK: Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν NAS: THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES-- KJV: Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; INT: Galilee of the Gentiles Matthew 6:32 N-NNP Matthew 10:5 N-GNP Matthew 10:18 N-DNP Matthew 12:18 N-DNP Matthew 12:21 N-NNP Matthew 20:19 N-DNP Matthew 20:25 N-GNP Matthew 21:43 N-DNS Matthew 24:7 N-NNS Matthew 24:7 N-ANS Matthew 24:9 N-GNP Matthew 24:14 N-DNP Matthew 25:32 N-NNP Matthew 28:19 N-ANP Mark 10:33 N-DNP Mark 10:42 N-GNP Mark 11:17 N-DNP Mark 13:8 N-NNS Mark 13:8 N-ANS Mark 13:10 N-ANP Luke 2:32 N-GNP Luke 7:5 N-ANS Luke 12:30 N-NNP Luke 18:32 N-DNP Strong's Greek 1484 |
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