ἔθνος

éthnos · Greek · Strong's G1484 · 162 occurrences

The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “people”

What it means

a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)

probably from G1486 (ἔθω);

How the KJV renders it

gentile, heathen, nation, people

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“people”

also renders dēmos (G1218), laós (G2992), óchlos (G3793), ʼîysh (H376), ʼummah (H523), ʼĕnôwsh (H582), lᵉʼôm (H3816), ʻivvêr (H5787), ʻam (H5972)

“nation”

also renders génos (G1085), geneá (G1074), ʼummah (H523), ʼummâh (H524), lᵉʼôm (H3816)

“gentile”

also renders Héllēn (G1672)

“heathen”

also renders ethnikós (G1482)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

162 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:23 · N-DPN

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks,

1 Corinthians 5:1 · N-DPN

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife.

1 Corinthians 12:2 · N-NPN

You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.

1 Peter 2:9 · N-NSN

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:12 · N-DPN

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 4:3 · N-GPN

For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

1 Thessalonians 2:16 N-DPN1 Thessalonians 4:5 N-NPN1 Timothy 2:7 N-GPN1 Timothy 3:16 N-DPN2 Corinthians 11:26 N-GPN2 Timothy 4:17 N-NPNActs 2:5 N-GSNActs 4:25 N-NPNActs 4:27 N-DPNActs 7:7 N-ASNActs 7:45 N-GPNActs 8:9 N-ASNActs 9:15 N-GPNActs 10:22 N-GSNActs 10:35 N-DSNActs 10:45 N-APNActs 11:1 N-NPNActs 11:18 N-DPNActs 13:19 N-APNActs 13:46 N-APNActs 13:47 N-GPNActs 13:48 N-NPNActs 14:2 N-GPNActs 14:5 N-GPNActs 14:16 N-APNActs 14:27 N-DPNActs 15:3 N-GPNActs 15:7 N-APNActs 15:12 N-DPNActs 15:14 N-GPNActs 15:17 N-NPNActs 15:19 N-GPNActs 15:23 N-GPNActs 17:26 N-ASNActs 18:6 N-APNActs 21:11 N-GPNActs 21:19 N-DPNActs 21:21 N-APNActs 21:25 N-GPNActs 22:21 N-APNActs 24:3 N-DSNActs 24:10 N-DSNActs 24:17 N-ASNActs 26:4 N-DSNActs 26:17 N-GPNActs 26:20 N-DPNActs 26:23 N-DPNActs 28:19 N-GSNActs 28:28 N-DPNColossians 1:27 N-DPNEphesians 2:11 N-NPNEphesians 3:1 N-GPNEphesians 3:6 N-APNEphesians 3:8 N-DPN

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