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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”
Answers that weigh this word
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Where it appears
144 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 10:7 · N-NSM
Don’t be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
1 Corinthians 14:21 · N-DSM
In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. They won’t even listen to me that way, says the Lord.”
1 Peter 2:9 · N-NSM
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 2:10 · N-NSM
In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
2 Corinthians 6:16 · N-NSM
What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”
2 Peter 2:1 · N-DSM
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
Acts 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
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