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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 162 times in 150 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Mat 4:15–Act 13:48)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:15 - "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:32 - For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:5 - Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: "Do not go to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:18 - "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:21 - And in his name the Gentiles will hope."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:19 - and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged severely and crucified. Yet on the third day, he will be raised."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - But Jesus called them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:43 - For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:7 - For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9 - "Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:14 - And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:32 - All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:19 - Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:33 - "Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and experts in the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:42 - Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 - Then he began to teach them and said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:8 - For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. These are but the beginning of birth pains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:10 - First the gospel must be preached to all nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:32 - a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:5 - because he loves our nation, and even built our synagogue."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:30 - For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:32 - For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; he will be mocked, mistreated, and spat on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:10 - Then he said to them, "Nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:24 - They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - "And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:25 - So Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2 - They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:47 - and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:48 - If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:50 - You do not realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to perish."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:51 - (Now he did not say this on his own, but because he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the Jewish nation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:52 - and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:35 - Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:5 - Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:25 - who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather, 'Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27 - "For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:7 - But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' said God, 'and after these things they will come out of there and worship me in this place.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:45 - Our ancestors received possession of it and brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our ancestors, until the time of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:9 - Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said to him, "Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - They said, "Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:35 - but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:45 - The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that 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 brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:18 - When they heard this, they ceased their objections and praised God, saying, "So then, God has granted the repentance that leads to life even to the Gentiles."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:19 - After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:46 - Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously, "It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47 - For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:48 - When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

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