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Lexicon :: Strong's G1484 - ethnos

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ἔθνος
Transliteration
ethnos (Key)
Pronunciation
eth'-nos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from ἔθω (G1486)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:364,201

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

Strong’s Definitions

ἔθνος éthnos, eth'-nos; probably from G1486; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x

The KJV translates Strong's G1484 in the following manner: Gentiles (93x), nation (64x), heathen (5x), people (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x
The KJV translates Strong's G1484 in the following manner: Gentiles (93x), nation (64x), heathen (5x), people (2x).

  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 family

  3. a tribe, nation, people group

  4. in the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles

  5. Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔθνος éthnos, eth'-nos; probably from G1486; 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.
STRONGS G1484:
ἔθνος, -ους, 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 μελισσάων, 2, 87; μυιάων ἔθνεα, ibid. 469.
2. a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus (τὸ ἔθνος τὸ θῆλυ ἢ τὸ ἄρρεν, 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 ἐπὶ 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 (Acts 24:3), Acts 24:10; Acts 26:4; 28:19.
4. (τά) ἔθνη, like הַגויִם in the O. T., foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles, [cf. Trench, § 98]: Matthew 4:15 (Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν), Matthew 6:32; [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 λαὸς (τοῦ θεοῦ, Jews) καὶ τὰ ἔθνη, Luke 2:32; Acts 26:17, 23; Romans 15:10.
5. Paul uses τὰ 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)].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:15; 6:32; 20:25; 21:43; 24:7
Mark
13:8
Luke
2:32; 7:5; 22:25; 23:2
John
10:7; 11; 11:48; 18:35
Acts
10:22; 10:35; 17:26; 24:2; 24:3; 24:10; 26:4; 26:17; 26:23; 28:19
Romans
3:29; 9:24; 11:13; 15:10; 15:27; 16:4
1 Corinthians
1:23
Galatians
2:8; 2:12; 2:13; 2:14
Ephesians
3:1; 4:17
3 John
1:7
Revelation
15:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1484 matches the Greek ἔθνος (ethnos),
which occurs 43 times in 43 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:5 -

Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout and God-fearing men from every nation under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:25 - who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David, Your servant, said,

‘WHY DID THE NATIONS (Gentiles) BECOME ARROGANT and RAGE,

AND THE PEOPLES DEVISE FUTILE THINGS [against the Lord]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27 -

“For in this city there were gathered together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:7 - “‘AND I WILL JUDGE ANY NATION TO WHOM THEY WILL BE IN BONDAGE,’ said God, ‘AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL COME OUT AND SERVE ME [in worship] IN THIS PLACE.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:45 - “Our fathers also brought it in [with them into the land] with Joshua when they dispossessed the [fn]nations whom God drove out before our fathers, [and so it remained here] until the time of David,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:9 -

Now there was a man named Simon, who previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a [deliberately] chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man well spoken of by all the Jewish people, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear what you have to say.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:35 - but in every nation the person who fears God and does what is right [by seeking Him] is acceptable and welcomed by Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:45 - All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 -

Now the apostles and the believers who were throughout Judea heard [with astonishment] that the Gentiles also had received and accepted the word of God [the message concerning salvation through Christ].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:18 - When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified and praised God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to eternal life [that is, real life after earthly death].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:19 - “When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land [to our ancestors] as an inheritance—this took about four hundred and fifty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:46 - And [at the same time] Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and confidently, saying, “It was necessary that God’s message [of salvation through faith in Christ] be spoken to you [Jews] first. Since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, now we turn to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47 - “For that is what the Lord has commanded us, saying,

‘I HAVE PLACED YOU AS A LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES,

SO THAT YOU MAY BRING [the message of eternal] SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:48

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:48 -

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying [praising and giving thanks for] the word of the Lord; and all those who had been appointed (designated, ordained) to eternal life [by God] believed [in Jesus as the Christ and their Savior].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:2 - but the unbelieving Jews [who rejected Jesus as Messiah] stirred up and embittered the minds of the Gentiles against the [fn]believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5 - When there was an attempt by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to shamefully mistreat and to stone them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:16 - “In generations past He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:27 - Arriving there, they gathered the church together and began to report [in great detail] everything that God had done with them and how He had opened to the Gentiles a door of faith [in Jesus as the Messiah and Savior].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:3 - So, after being supplied and sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia and Samaria telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy to all the [fn]believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7 - After a long debate, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:12 -

All the people remained silent, and they listened [attentively] to Barnabas and Paul as they described all the signs and wonders (attesting miracles) that God had done through them among the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:14 - “[fn]Simeon (Simon Peter) has described how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name [to honor Him and be identified with Him].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:17 -

SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD,

AND ALL THE GENTILES UPON WHOM MY NAME HAS BEEN INVOKED,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:19 -

“Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble and make it difficult for those who are turning to God among the Gentiles [by putting obstacles in their way],

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - With them they sent the following letter:

“The apostles and the brothers who are the elders, to the brothers and sisters who are from the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, Greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:26 - “And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - But since the Jews kept resisting and opposing him, and blaspheming [God], he [fn]shook out his robe and said to them, “Your blood (damnation) be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11 - And coming to [see] us, he took Paul’s [wide] [fn]band (belt, sash) and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this same way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this band, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles (pagans).’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:19 - After greeting them, Paul began to give a detailed account of the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:21 - “Now they have been told about you, that you are teaching all the Jews who are living among the Gentiles to turn away from [the Law of] Moses, advising them not to circumcise their children or to live according to the [Mosaic] customs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:25 - “But with regard to the Gentiles who have believed [in Christ], we have sent them a letter with our decision that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from [consuming] blood and from [the meat of] what has been strangled and from sexual immorality.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:21 - “And the Lord said to me, ‘Go, I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:2 - After Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began the complaint [against him], saying to the governor:

“Since through you we have attained great peace, and since by your foresight reforms are being carried out for this nation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10 -

When the governor nodded for him to speak, Paul answered,

“Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I make my defense cheerfully and with good courage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:17 - “Now after several years I came [to Jerusalem] to bring to my people charitable contributions and offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:4 -

“So then, all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth up, which from the beginning was spent among my own nation [the Jewish people], and in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:17 - [choosing you for Myself and] rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - but I openly proclaimed first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent [change their inner self—their old way of thinking] and turn to God, doing deeds and living lives which are consistent with repentance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:23 - that the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) was to suffer, and that He by being the first to rise from the dead [with an incorruptible body] would proclaim light (salvation) both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:19 - “But when the Jews objected [to my release], I was forced to appeal to Caesar (Emperor Nero), not because I had any charge to make against my nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:28 -

“Therefore let it be known to you that [this message of] the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they indeed will listen!”

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