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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1484 - ἔθνος

Transliteration

éthnos

Phonetics

eth'-nos

Origin

probably from (G1486)

Parts of Speech

neuter noun

TDNT

2:364,201

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together
1. a company, troop, swarm
a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus
1. the human family
a tribe, nation, people group
in the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles
Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 339 ‑ אִי (ee); 524 ‑ אֻמָּה (oom‑maw'); 776 ‑ אֶרֶץ (eh'‑rets); 1121 ‑ בֵּן (bane); 1471 ‑ גֹּי (go'ee, go'‑ee); 1995 ‑ הָמֹן (haw‑mone', haw‑mone'); 2104 ‑ זוּזִים (zoo‑zeem'); 2233 ‑ זֶרַע (zeh'‑rah); 2269 ‑ חֲבַר (khab‑ar'); 2428 ‑ חַיִל (khah'‑yil); 4325 ‑ מַיִם (mah'‑yim); 5387 ‑ נָשִׁא (naw‑see', naw‑see'); 5650 ‑ עֶבֶד (eh'‑bed); 5971 ‑ עַם (am); 6635 ‑ צְבָאָה (tsaw‑baw', tseb‑aw‑aw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (157)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 42

Romans 26

1 Corinthians 3

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 9

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 3

3 John 1

Revelation 22

BSB (163)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 43

Romans 29

1 Corinthians 4

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 10

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 3

Revelation 23

CSB (150)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 43

Romans 29

1 Corinthians 3

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 10

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 3

Revelation 23

ESV (162)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 43

Romans 29

1 Corinthians 4

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 10

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 3

Revelation 23

KJV (164)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 44

Romans 29

1 Corinthians 3

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 10

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 2

1 Peter 3

3 John 1

Revelation 22

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (163)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 43

Romans 29

1 Corinthians 4

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 10

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 3

Revelation 23

N95 (163)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 43

Romans 29

1 Corinthians 4

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 10

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 3

Revelation 23

NAS (162)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 43

Romans 29

1 Corinthians 4

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 10

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 3

Revelation 23

NLT (164)

Matthew 24

Mark 8

Luke 23

John 5

Acts 57

Romans 45

1 Corinthians 5

2 Corinthians 3

Galatians 13

Ephesians 7

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 4

1 Timothy 4

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 4

Revelation 28

WEB (161)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 44

Romans 28

1 Corinthians 3

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 8

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 2

1 Peter 3

3 John 1

Revelation 22

YLT (158)

Matthew 15

Mark 6

Luke 13

John 5

Acts 43

Romans 28

1 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 9

Ephesians 5

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

1 Peter 3

Revelation 22

ASV (157)

a nation 1

also to the gentiles 1

from the gentiles 1

gentiles 4

nation 23

nations 6

of gentiles 2

of nations 1

of the gentiles 17

of the nations 4

our nation 2

that the gentiles 1

the gentiles 48

the nation 4

the nations 25

the people 1

to a nation 1

to the gentiles 6

unto 1

unto the gentiles 4

unto the nations 1

up unto the gentiles 1

ye gentiles 2

BSB (163)

a nation 2

among the nations 1

do} the nations 1

for the gentiles 2

gentile 2

gentiles 63

nation 25

nations 35

o gentiles 1

of gentiles 1

of pagans 1

of the gentiles 3

pagans 2

people 4

the gentiles 11

the god of gentiles 1

the nations 2

them 1

to a people 1

to gentiles 1

to the gentiles 3

CSB (150)

a nation 1

for the gentiles 1

gentile 2

gentiles 12

nation 24

nations 19

pagans 1

people 1

the gentile 2

the gentiles 62

the idolaters 1

the nation 2

the nations 19

the pagans 1

to the gentiles 1

you gentiles 1

ESV (162)

gentiles 89

nation 30

nations 38

pagans 3

people 2

KJV (164)

gentiles 92

gentiles:) 1

heathen 5

nation 27

nations 36

nations,) 1

people 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (163)

gentiles 95

nation 31

nations 35

pagans 1

people 1

N95 (163)

gentiles 93

nation 30

nations 37

pagans 1

people 2

NAS (162)

gentiles 91

nation 30

nations 38

pagans 1

people 2

NLT (164)

gentile 4

gentiles 75

nation 21

nations 36

neighbors 1

pagans 4

people 8

romans 3

they 1

unbelievers 3

world 7

you 1

WEB (161)

a nation 1

also to the gentiles 1

by the gentiles 1

compel the gentiles 1

for the gentiles 1

from the gentiles 1

gentiles 2

god of gentiles 1

has come to the gentiles 1

heathen 1

nation 23

nations 8

of gentiles 1

of nations 1

of the gentiles 13

of the nations 6

on the gentiles 1

our nation 1

over to the gentiles 1

the gentiles 42

the nation 5

the nations 31

the people 1

to 1

to a nation 1

to gentiles 1

to the gentiles 4

to the nations 6

up to the gentiles 1

you gentiles 2

YLT (158)

a nation 1

did nations 1

nation 28

nation of 1

nations 106

of nations 10

of the nations 2

other nations 1

shall nations 2

the nations 3

to a nation 1

ye nations 2

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-APN 19

N-ASN 8

N-DPN 32

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 48

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 34

N-NSN 10

N-VPN 1

ANT

N-APN 26

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 31

N-DSN 6

N-GPN 47

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 27

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 1

BEZ

N-APN 26

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 32

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 47

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 25

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 2

BGB

N-APN 26

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 31

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 49

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 27

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 1

BMT

N-APN 25

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 31

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 49

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 26

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 1

BYZ

N-APN 25

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 31

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 47

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 28

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 1

ELZ

CONJ 1

N-APN 24

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 30

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 43

N-GSN 6

N-NPN 24

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 2

PREP 1

T-APN 2

T-DPN 1

T-GPN 1

NA26

N-APN 25

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 32

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 45

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 25

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 1

SBL

N-APN 25

N-ASN 15

N-DPN 31

N-DSN 6

N-GPN 47

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 28

N-NSN 3

N-VPN 1

SCV

N-APN 25

N-ASN 15

N-DPN 31

N-DSN 6

N-GPN 47

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 28

N-NSN 3

N-VPN 1

STV

N-APN 26

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 32

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 46

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 25

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 1

TIS

N-APN 26

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 31

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 47

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 27

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 1

N-APN 26

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 32

N-DSN 7

N-GPN 46

N-GSN 7

N-NPN 25

N-NSN 6

N-VPN 2

TRG

N-APN 24

N-ASN 12

N-DPN 28

N-DSN 5

N-GPN 40

N-GSN 6

N-NPN 21

N-NSN 6

PREP 1

T-APN 2

T-DPN 1

T-GPN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἔθνος, εος, τό:

(ϝέθνος, cf. Il. 2.87, 7.115, al.): -

1. number of people living together, company, body of men, ἑτάρων ἔ., ἔ. ἑταίρων, band of comrades, Il. 3.32, 7.115, etc.; ἔθνος λαῶν host of men, 13.495; of particular tribes, Αυκίων μέγα ἔ. 12.330; Ἀχαιῶν ἔ. 17.552: pl., ἔθνεα πεζῶν 11.724, cf. 2.91; ἔ. νεκρῶν Od. 10.526; of animals, ἔ. μελισσάων, ὀρνίθων, μυιάων, swarms, flocks, etc., Il. 2.87, 459, 469; ἔθνη θηρῶν S. Ph. 1147 (lyr.), Ant. 344; ἔ. ἀνέρων, γυναικῶν, Pi. O. 1.66, P. 4.252; ἔ. βρότεον, θνατόν, Id. N. 3.74, 11.42; ἔ. τόδε, of the Erinyes, A. Eu. 366 (lyr.).

2. after Hom., nation, people, τὸ Μηδικὸν ἔ. (γένος being a subdivision of ἔθνος) Hdt. 1.101; ἔ. ἠπειρογενές, μαχαιροφόρον, A. Pers. 43, 56 (anap.), etc.; τῶν μηδισάντων ἐθνέων τῶν Ἑλληνικῶν Hdt. 9.106. later, τὰ ἔ. foreign, barbarous nations, opp. Ἕλληνες, Arist. Pol. 1324b10; ἔ. νομάδων, of Bedawîn, LW 2203 (Syria); at Athens, athletic clubs of non-Athenians, IG 2.444, al.; in LXX, non-Jews, Psalms 2:1, al., cf. Acts 7:45; Gentiles, τῶν ἐθνῶν τε καὶ Ἰουδαίων ib. 14.5, etc.; used of Gentile Christians, Romans 15:27. at Rome, = provinciae, App. BC 2.13, Hdn. 1.2.1, PStrassb. 22.19 (iii A. D.), D.C. 36.41, etc.: so in sg., province, ὁ τυραννήσας τοῦ ἔθνους D.Chr. 43.11; ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ ἔθνους the governor of the province, POxy. 1020.5 (iii A. D.).

3. class of men, caste, tribe, τὸ Θετταλῶν.. πενεστικὸν ἔ. Pl. Lg. 776d; ἔθνος κηρυκικόν Id. Plt. 290b; οἶσθά τι ἔ. ἠλιθιώτερον ῥαψῳδῶν; X. Smp. 3.6; δημιουργικὸν ἔ. Pl. Grg. 455b, cf. Arist. Ath. 3; ἔ. βραχμάνων D.S. 17.102; τὰ ἱερὰ ἔ. the orders of priests, OGI 90.17 (ii B. C.); trade-associations or guilds, ἔθνη καὶ ἐργαστήρια PPetr. 3p.67 (iii B. C.), al.; class in respect to rank or station, οὐ πρὸς τοῦτο βλέποντες.. ὅπως.. ἕν τι ἔ. ἔσται διαφερόντως εὔδαιμον Pl. R. 420b, cf. 421c, D. 21.131.

4. sex, θῆλυ, ἄρρεν ἔ., X. Oec. 7.26.

5. part, member, Hp. Loc.Hom. 1. II of a single person, a relation, Pi. N. 5.43.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἔθνος, 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), ; (3 John 1:7 R G; cf. Revelation 15:3 G L T Tr WH marginal reading after John 10:7), and very often; in plain contradistinction to the Jews: Romans 3:29; Romans 9:24; (1 Corinthians 1:23 G L T Tr WH): Galatians 2:8, etc.; ὁ λαός (τοῦ Θεοῦ, Jews) καί τά ἔθνη, Luke 2:32; Acts 26:17, 23; Romans 15:10.

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)).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἔθνος , -ους , τό ,

[in LXX chiefly for H1471, H5971;]

1. a multitude, a company, whether of beasts or men (Hom.).

2. a nation, people: Matthew 21:43; Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8, Luke 22:25, Acts 10:35, al.; in sing., of the Jewish people, Luke 7:5; Luke 23:2, John 11:48; John 11:50-53; John 18:35, Acts 10:22; Acts 24:3; Acts 24:10; Acts 26:4; Acts 28:19.

3. In pl., as in OT, τὰ ἔ . (like Heb. H1471), the nations, as distinct from Israel, Gentiles: Matthew 4:15; Matthew 6:32, Acts 26:17, Romans 3:29; Romans 11:11; Romans 15:10, Galatians 2:8, al.; of Gentile Christians, Romans 11:13; Romans 15:27; Romans 16:4, Galatians 2:12; Galatians 2:14 Ephesians 3:1.

SYN.: λαός G2992 (v. DCG, ii, 229; Cremer, 226).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

Hicks in CR i. p. 42 f. has shown that ";Hellenic life found its normal type in the πόλις, and barbarians who lived κατὰ κώμας or in some less organised form were ἔθνη,"; and that similarly in the LXX and NT ἔθνος ";describes the pagan world, outside the Jewish Church,"; but occasionally stands for the λαός itself, as in Acts 10:22; Acts 24:17 al. In an Imperial rescript of A.D. 198–201 we have a good example of the word = ";province";—P Oxy VII. 1020.5 ο ̣̔ ἡγούμ [ενος ] τοῦ ἔθνους τὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς ἀφέσεως ἐκδικ [ήσει, ";the praefect of the province shall decide the suit for release"; (Ed.) : cf. P Strass I. 22.19 (iii/A.D.) διατάξεις εἰσὶν τῶν κυρίω ̣ν ̣ περὶ τῶν ἐν ̣ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν οἰκούντων, where the editor understands by ἔθνη, ";provinciae populi Romani,"; and the exx. from Greek writers of this usage in Magie p. 59, Archiv i. p. 66 : see also Deissmann Paul, p. 100. In the edict regarding the aurum coronarium, P Fay 20.11 (iv/A.D.) ἅπαντες ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν ἁπάσαις ταῖς τε κατ᾽ Ἰταλίαν κα [ὶ ] ταῖς ἐν τοῖς ἄλλοις ἔθνεσιν, we may render ";all persons in all the cities throughout Italy and in the provinces besides,"; cf. .19, .20. In P Petr III. 59 (b).4 ἱερὰ ἔθνη are ";priestly associations or corporations"; : cf. P Tebt I. 6.24 (B.C. 140–39) τῶν κατὰ μέρος ἐθνῶν where the reference is to the different classes of priests as contrasted with the πλῆθος of them, P Tor I. 1ii. 24 (B.C. 116) τὸ ἔθνος (";hoc Collegium";) μεταγαγεῖν εἰς τὰ Μεμνονεῖα, and OGIS 90.17 (Rosetta stone—B.C. 196) ἐκ τῶν ἱερῶν ἐθνῶν, where Dittenberger defines ἔθνος as ";genus hominum communione victus, officii, condicionis civilis definitum,"; but cf. Otto Priester i. p. 77. See also P Ryl II. 65.3 (B.C. 67?) οἱ ἐκ τοῦ ἔθνους νεκροτ ̣[άφοι, ";the grave-diggers belonging to the association,"; and for a wider use of the term P Petr III. 32 (f ).2, where for εθινων the editor proposes to read ἐθνῶν (cf. versoii. 11) with reference to ";associations"; for trade purposes. MGr ἔθνος = ";nation,"; ";people.";

List of Word Forms

εθνει έθνει ἔθνει έθνεσι εθνεσιν έθνεσιν ἔθνεσιν εθνη έθνη ἔθνη εθνος έθνος ἔθνος εθνους έθνους ἔθνους εθνων εθνών ἐθνῶν ethne ethnē éthne éthnē ethnei éthnei ethnesin éthnesin ethnon ethnôn ethnōn ethnō̂n ethnos éthnos ethnous éthnous