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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 76 times in 64 verses in 'Deu' in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Deu 1:28–Deu 28:50)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28 - Where can we go? Our brothers have demoralized us with their report. They tell us, “The people of the land are taller and more powerful than we are, and their towns are large, with walls rising high into the sky! We even saw giants there—the descendants of Anak!”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:10 - (A race of giants called the Emites had once lived in the area of Ar. They were as strong and numerous and tall as the Anakites, another race of giants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:21 - They were also as strong and numerous and tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them so the Ammonites could occupy their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:25 - Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations. When they hear all these decrees, they will exclaim, ‘How wise and prudent are the people of this great nation!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:7 - For what great nation has a god as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we call on him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:8 - And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:19 - And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The LORD your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:27 - For the LORD will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:33 - Has any nation ever heard the voice of God[fn] speaking from fire—as you did—and survived?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:38 - He drove out nations far greater than you, so he could bring you in and give you their land as your special possession, as it is today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:14 - “You must not worship any of the gods of neighboring nations,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:1 - “When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:6 - For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:7 - “The LORD did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:14 - You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:16 - “You must destroy all the nations the LORD your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:17 - Perhaps you will think to yourselves, ‘How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:19 - Remember the great terrors the LORD your God sent against them. You saw it all with your own eyes! And remember the miraculous signs and wonders, and the strong hand and powerful arm with which he brought you out of Egypt. The LORD your God will use this same power against all the people you fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:20 - Just as the LORD has destroyed other nations in your path, you also will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:1 - “Listen, O Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land belonging to nations much greater and more powerful than you. They live in cities with walls that reach to the sky!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:4 - “After the LORD your God has done this for you, don’t say in your hearts, ‘The LORD has given us this land because we are such good people!’ No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:5 - It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The LORD your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:14 - Leave me alone so I may destroy them and erase their name from under heaven. Then I will make a mighty nation of your descendants, a nation larger and more powerful than they are.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:15 - Yet the LORD chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:23 - Then the LORD will drive out all the nations ahead of you, though they are much greater and stronger than you, and you will take over their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:29 - “When the LORD your God goes ahead of you and destroys the nations and you drive them out and live in their land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:30 - do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:7 - They might suggest that you worship the gods of peoples who live nearby or who come from the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:2 - You have been set apart as holy to the LORD your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:6 - The LORD your God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:14 - “You are about to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, ‘We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:9 - “When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:14 - The nations you are about to displace consult sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the LORD your God forbids you to do such things.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:1 - “When the LORD your God destroys the nations whose land he is giving you, you will take over their land and settle in their towns and homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:15 - “But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you will enter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:16 - In those towns that the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession, destroy every living thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:5 - “You must then say in the presence of the LORD your God, ‘My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live as a foreigner in Egypt. His family arrived few in number, but in Egypt they became a large and mighty nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:19 - And if you do, he will set you high above all the other nations he has made. Then you will receive praise, honor, and renown. You will be a nation that is holy to the LORD your God, just as he promised.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:1 - “If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:10 - Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:12 - The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:32 - You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won’t be able to help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:33 - A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:36 - “The LORD will exile you and your king to a nation unknown to you and your ancestors. There in exile you will worship gods of wood and stone!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the LORD sends you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:49

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:49 - “The LORD will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like a vulture. It is a nation whose language you do not understand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:50

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:50 - a fierce and heartless nation that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

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