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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 of 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 pagans run after all 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 - These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:18 - On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to 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 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 - In his name the nations will put their hope.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:19 - and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:43 - “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away 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 - Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 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 you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:32

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:33 - “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:42 - Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:17 - And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’[fn]? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[fn]”

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

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

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:5 - because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:30 - For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:32 - He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:10

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:24 - They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 - “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:25 - Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:2 - And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.”

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:48 - If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:50 - You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:51 - He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:52 - and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:35 - “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:5 - Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:25 - You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “ ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27 - Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:7 - But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:45 - After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:9 - Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:35 - but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:45 - The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 - The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:18 - When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:19 - and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as their inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:46

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:46 - Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47 - For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “ ‘I have made you[fn] a light for the Gentiles, that you[fn] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:48 - When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

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