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λαός
laós · Greek · Strong's G2992 · 144 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “people”
What it means
a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 (δῆμος), which denotes one's own populace)
apparently a primary word;
How the KJV renders it
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”
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is tithing required for Christians?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does Malachi 3:10 mean about the tithe?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
Where it appears
144 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 10:7 N-NSM1 Corinthians 14:21 N-DSM1 Peter 2:9 N-NSM1 Peter 2:10 N-NSM2 Corinthians 6:16 N-NSM2 Peter 2:1 N-DSMActs 2:47 N-ASMActs 3:9 N-NSMActs 3:11 N-NSMActs 3:12 N-ASMActs 3:23 N-GSMActs 4:1 N-ASMActs 4:2 N-ASMActs 4:8 N-GSMActs 4:10 N-DSMActs 4:17 N-ASMActs 4:21 N-ASMActs 4:25 N-NPMActs 4:27 N-DPMActs 5:12 N-DSMActs 5:13 N-NSMActs 5:20 N-DSMActs 5:25 N-ASMActs 5:26 N-ASMActs 5:34 N-DSMActs 5:37 N-ASMActs 6:8 N-DSMActs 6:12 N-ASMActs 7:17 N-NSMActs 7:34 N-GSMActs 10:2 N-DSMActs 10:41 N-DSMActs 10:42 N-DSMActs 12:4 N-DSMActs 12:11 N-GSMActs 13:15 N-ASMActs 13:17 N-ASMActs 13:24 N-DSMActs 13:31 N-ASMActs 15:14 N-ASMActs 18:10 N-NSMActs 19:4 N-DSMActs 21:28 N-GSMActs 21:30 N-GSMActs 21:36 N-GSMActs 21:39 N-ASMActs 21:40 N-DSMActs 23:5 N-GSMActs 26:17 N-GSMActs 26:23 N-DSMActs 28:17 N-DSMActs 28:26 N-ASMActs 28:27 N-GSMHebrews 2:17 N-GSMHebrews 4:9 N-DSMHebrews 5:3 N-GSMHebrews 7:5 N-ASMHebrews 7:11 N-NSMHebrews 7:27 N-GSMHebrews 8:10 N-ASM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.