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Lexicon :: Strong's G2992 - laos

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λαός
Transliteration
laos (Key)
Pronunciation
lah-os'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:29,499

Trench's Synonyms: xcviii. λαός, ἕθνος, δῆμος, ὄχλος.

Strong’s Definitions

†λαός laós, lah-os'; apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace):—people.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 143x

The KJV translates Strong's G2992 in the following manner: people (143x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 143x
The KJV translates Strong's G2992 in the following manner: people (143x).

  1. a people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language

  2. of a great part of the population gathered together anywhere

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†λαός laós, lah-os'; apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace):—people.
STRONGS G2992:
λαός, λαοῦ, ὁ ((cf. Curtius, § 535)); the Sept. more than fifteen hundred times for עַם; rarely for גּוי and לְאֹם; (from Homer down); people;
1. a people, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language: universally, of any people; joined with γλῶσσα, φυλή, ἔθνος, Revelation 5:9; Revelation 7:9; Revelation 10:11; Revelation 11:9; Revelation 13:7 (Rec. omits); Revelation 14:6; 17:15 (see γλῶσσα, 2); πάντες οἱ λαοί. 2:31; Romans 15:11; especially of the people of Israel: Matthew 4:23; Matthew 13:15; Mark 7:6; Luke 2:10; John 11:50 (where it alternates with ἔθνος); John 18:14; Acts 3:23; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 7:11, etc.; with Ἰσραήλ added, Acts 4:10; distinguished from τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, Acts 26:17, 23; Romans 15:10; the plural λαοί Ἰσραήλ (R. V. the peoples of Isa.) seems to be used of the tribes of the people (like עַמִּים, Genesis 49:10; Deuteronomy 32:8; Isaiah 3:13, etc.) in Acts 4:27 (where the plural was apparently occasioned by Psalm 2:1 in its reference to Christ, cf. Acts 4:25); οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ, Matthew 21:23; Matthew 26:3, 47; Matthew 27:1; οἱ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, Matthew 2:4; οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ, Luke 19:47; τό πρεσβυτέριον τοῦ λαοῦ, Luke 22:66; ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ, Acts 4:8. with a genitive of the possessor, τοῦ Θεοῦ, αὐτοῦ, μου (i. e. τοῦ Θεοῦ, Hebrew יְהוָה עַם, הָאֱלֹהִים עַם), the people whom God has chosen for himself, selected as peculiarly his own: Hebrews 11:25; Matthew 2:6; Luke 1:68; Luke 7:16; without the article Jude 1:5 (Sir. 46:7; Wis. 18:13); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 19, 1; the name is transferred to the community of Christians, as that which by the blessing of Christ has come to take the place of the theocratic people of Israel, Hebrews 4:9; Revelation 18:4; particularly to a church of Christians gathered from among the Gentiles, Acts 15:14; Romans 9:25ff; 1 Peter 2:10; with εἰς περιποίησιν added, 1 Peter 2:9; περιούσιος, Titus 2:14, cf. Acts 18:10; Luke 1:17. ὁ λαός the people (of Israel) is distinguished from its princes and rulers ((1 Esdr. 1:10 1 Esdr. 5:45; Judith 8:9, 11; etc.)), Matthew 26:5; Mark 11:32 (here WH Tr marginal reading read ὄχλος); Mark 14:2; Luke 20:19; Luke 22:2; Luke 23:5; Acts 5:26, etc.; from the priests, Hebrews 5:3; Hebrews 7:5, 27.
2. indefinitely, of a great part of the population gathered together anywhere: Matthew 27:25; Luke 1:21; Luke 3:15; Luke 7:1, 29; Luke 8:47; Luke 9:13; Luke 18:43, etc.; τό πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ, Luke 1:10. (The Gospels of Mark and John use the word but three times each. Synonym: see δῆμος, at the end)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
49:10
Deuteronomy
32:8
Psalms
2:1
Isaiah
3:13
Matthew
2:4; 2:6; 4:23; 13:15; 21:23; 26:3; 26:5; 26:47; 27:1; 27:25
Mark
7:6; 11:32; 14:2
Luke
1:10; 1:17; 1:21; 1:68; 2:10; 3:15; 7:1; 7:16; 7:29; 8:47; 9:13; 18:43; 19:47; 20:19; 22:2; 22:66; 23:5
John
11:50; 18:14
Acts
3:23; 4:8; 4:10; 4:25; 4:27; 5:26; 15:14; 18:10; 26:17; 26:23
Romans
9:25; 15:10; 15:11
Titus
2:14
Hebrews
2:17; 4:9; 5:3; 7:5; 7:11; 7:27; 11:25
1 Peter
2:9; 2:10
Jude
1:5
Revelation
5:9; 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 17:15; 18:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2992 matches the Greek λαός (laos),
which occurs 1,695 times in 1,507 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 31 (Gen 14:16–Exo 8:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:16 - And he recovered all the cavalry of Sodom, and he recovered Lot his nephew, and all his possessions, and the women and the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:4 - But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:7 - And Abraam rose up and did obeisance to the people of the land, to the sons of Chet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:12 - And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:13 - And he said in the ears of Ephron before the people of the land, Since thou art on my side, hear me; take the price of the field from me, and I will bury my dead there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:8 - And Abraam failing died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23 - And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the [fn]elder shall serve the younger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:11 - And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7 - (LXX 32:8) And Jacob was greatly terrified, and was perplexed; and he divided the people that was with him, and the cows, and the camels, and the sheep, into two camps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:15 - And Esau said, I will leave with thee some of the people who are with me. And he said, Why so? it is enough that I have found favour before thee, my lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:22 - Only on these terms will the men conform to us to dwell with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as they also are circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:6 - And Jacob came to Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, which is Bæthel, he and all the people that were with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:40 - Thou shalt be over my house, and all my people shall be obedient to thy [fn]word; only in the throne will I excel thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:55 - And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the people cried to Pharao for bread. And Pharao said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph, and do whatsoever he shall tell you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6 - And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all the people of the land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did reverence to him, bowing with the face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:21 - And he brought the people into bondage to him, for servants, from one extremity of Egypt to the other,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:19 - And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:16 - Dan shall judge his people, as one tribe too in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:29 - And he said to them, I am added to my people; ye shall bury me with my fathers in the cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Chettite,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:33 - And Jacob ceased giving charges to his sons; and having lifted up his feet on the bed, he died, and was gathered to his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:20 - Ye took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is to-day, and much people might be fed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20 - And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:22 - And Pharao charged all his people, saying, Whatever male child shall be born to the Hebrews, cast into the river; and every female, save it alive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:7 - And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry caused by their task-masters; for I know their affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:10 - And now come, I will send thee to Pharao king of Egypt, and thou shalt bring out my people the children of Israel from the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:12 - And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with thee, and this shall be the sign to thee that I shall send thee forth,—when thou bringest out my people out of Egypt, then ye shall serve God in this mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:21 - And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, and whenever ye shall escape, ye shall not depart empty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:16 - And he shall speak for thee to the people, and he shall be thy mouth, and thou shalt be for him in things pertaining to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 - And the Lord said to Moses, When thou goest and returnest to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have [fn]charged thee with, thou shalt work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:23 - And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy first-born son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:30 - And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31 - And the people believed and rejoiced, because God visited the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and worshipped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:1 - And after this went in Moses and Aaron to Pharao, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of Israel, Send my people away, that they may keep a feast to me in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:4 - And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, turn the people from their works? depart each of you to your works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:5 - And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:6 - And Pharao gave orders to the task-masters of the people and the accountants, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:7 - Ye shall no longer give straw to the people for brick-making as yesterday and the third day; but let them go themselves, and collect straw for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:10 - And the taskmasters and the accountants hastened them, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus says Pharao, I will give you straw no longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:12 - So the people were dispersed in all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:16 - Straw is not given to thy servants, and they tell us to make brick; and behold thy servants have been scourged: thou wilt therefore injure thy people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:22 - And Moses turned to the Lord, and said, I pray, Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? and wherefore hast thou sent me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:23 - For from the time that I went to Pharao to speak in thy name, he has afflicted this people, and thou hast not delivered thy people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:7 - And I will take you to me a people for myself, and will be your God; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the tyranny of the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:4 - And Pharao will not hearken to you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt; and will bring out my people the children of Israel with my power out of the land of Egypt with great vengeance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:14 - And the Lord said to Moses, The heart of Pharao is made hard, so that he should not let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:16 - And thou shalt say to him, The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to thee, saying, Send my people away, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:1 - (LXX 7:26) And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharao, and thou shalt say to him, These things says the Lord: send forth my people, that they may serve me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:3 - (LXX 7:28) and the river shall teem with frogs, and they shall go up and enter into thy houses, and into thy bed-chambers, and upon thy beds, and upon the houses of thy servants, and of thy people, and on thy dough, and on thine ovens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:4 - (LXX 7:29) And upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, shall the frogs come up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:8 - (LXX 8:4) And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said, Pray for me to the Lord, and let him take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will send them away, and they shall sacrifice to the Lord.

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