Gloss
Gentile, pagan; (foreign) nation, a people
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἔθνος, -ους, τό
Greek transliteration
ethnos
Simplified transliteration
ethnos
Numbers
Strong's number
1484
GK Number
1620
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
162
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3d(2b)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἔθνος
| Luke 21:25 | “There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth distress among nations (ethnōn | ἐθνῶν | gen pl neut) confused by the roaring and surging of the sea; |
| Luke 22:25 | So Jesus said to them, “The kings of the nations (ethnōn | ἐθνῶν | gen pl neut) exercise lordship over them and those in authority over them call themselves ‘benefactors.’ |
| Luke 23:2 | And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man trying to mislead our nation (ethnos | ἔθνος | acc sg neut), opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar, and claiming himself to be Christ, a king.” |
| Luke 24:47 | and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations (ethnē | ἔθνη | acc pl neut), beginning from Jerusalem. |
| John 11:48 | If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation.” (ethnos | ἔθνος | acc sg neut) |
| John 11:50 | Nor do you not realize that it is to your advantage that one man should die for the people and that the whole nation (ethnos | ἔθνος | nom sg neut) should not perish?” |
| John 11:51 | He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he was prophesying that Jesus was about to die for the nation (ethnous | ἔθνους | gen sg neut), |
| John 11:52 | and not only for the nation (ethnous | ἔθνους | gen sg neut), but that he should gather into one the children of God who were scattered abroad. |
| John 18:35 | Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people (ethnos | ἔθνος | nom sg neut) and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?” |
| Acts 2:5 | Now there were living in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation (ethnous | ἔθνους | gen sg neut) under heaven. |
| Acts 4:25 | who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, by the Holy Spirit did say, ‘Why did the Gentiles (ethnē | ἔθνη | nom pl neut) rage, and the peoples devise vain schemes? |
| Acts 4:27 | For truly there were gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles (ethnesin | ἔθνεσιν | dat pl neut) and the peoples of Israel, |
| Acts 7:7 | But, ‘Whatever nation (ethnos | ἔθνος | acc sg neut) they serve as slaves, I will punish,’ said God, ‘and after this they will come out and they will worship me in this place.’ |
| Acts 7:45 | And when our fathers received it in return, they brought it in with Joshua in taking possession of the nations (ethnōn | ἐθνῶν | gen pl neut), whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, until the days of David, |
| Acts 8:9 | Now there was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic in the city and amazing the people (ethnos | ἔθνος | acc sg neut) of Samaria, saying that he himself was someone great. |
| Acts 9:15 | But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is for me a chosen instrument to carry my name before both Gentiles (ethnōn | ἐθνῶν | gen pl neut) and kings and the sons of Israel, |
| Acts 10:22 | And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright man and one who fears God, who is well spoken of by the whole nation (ethnous | ἔθνους | gen sg neut) of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.” |
| Acts 10:35 | but in every nation (ethnei | ἔθνει | dat sg neut) anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him |
| Acts 10:45 | And the believers, from among the circumcised, who came with Peter, were amazed that even on the Gentiles (ethnē | ἔθνη | acc pl neut) was the gift of the Holy Spirit poured out. |
| Acts 11:1 | Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles (ethnē | ἔθνη | nom pl neut) too had accepted the word of God. |
| Acts 11:18 | When they heard these things, they fell silent, and they glorified God, saying, “So then even to the Gentiles (ethnesin | ἔθνεσιν | dat pl neut) God has granted repentance that leads to life.” |
| Acts 13:19 | After he had destroyed seven nations (ethnē | ἔθνη | acc pl neut) in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance. |
| Acts 13:46 | Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles (ethnē | ἔθνη | acc pl neut). |
| Acts 13:47 | For thus the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles (ethnōn | ἐθνῶν | gen pl neut), to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” |
| Acts 13:48 | When the Gentiles (ethnē | ἔθνη | nom pl neut) heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. |
