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λαός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λαός, -οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
laos
Simplified transliteration: 
laos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2992
GK Number: 
3295
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
142
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
people, crowd; often denotes the people of God (either Israel or, by extension, the Christian church)
Definition: 
a body of people; a concourse of people, a multitude, Mt. 27:25; Lk. 8:47; the common people, Mt. 26:5; a people, nation, Mt. 2:4; Lk. 2:32; Tit. 2:14; ὁ λαός, the people of Israel, Lk. 2:10

Greek-English Concordance for λαός

Matthew 1:21 And she will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc) from their sins.”
Matthew 2:4 and gathering all the ruling priests and scribes of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc), he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
Matthew 2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc) Israel.’”
Matthew 4:16 the people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) living in darkness have seen a great light, and on those living in the region and shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people (laō | λαῷ | dat sg masc).
Matthew 13:15 For the heart of this people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) has become dull, and with their ears they scarcely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
Matthew 15:8 ‘This people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Matthew 21:23 And when he had entered the temple, the ruling priests and the elders of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) approached him while he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Matthew 26:3 Then the ruling priests and the elders of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) gathered in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Matthew 26:5 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be a riot among the people.” (laō | λαῷ | dat sg masc)
Matthew 26:47 While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived accompanied by a large crowd from the ruling priests and the elders of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc), armed with swords and clubs.
Matthew 27:1 Early in the morning, all the ruling priests and the elders of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) laid plans against Jesus, how they might put him to death.
Matthew 27:25 And all the people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) answered, saying, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”
Matthew 27:64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and say to the people (laō | λαῷ | dat sg masc), ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deceit will be greater than the first.”
Mark 7:6 And he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied accurately about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mark 14:2 but they were saying, “Not during the festival, lest there be an uproar among the people.” (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc)
Luke 1:10 and the whole crowd of people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) was there, praying outside at the hour of incense.
Luke 1:17 He will go on before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers toward their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, in order to establish for the Lord a people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc) who are prepared for him.”
Luke 1:21 And the people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he stayed so long in the temple.
Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and brought redemption to his people (laō | λαῷ | dat sg masc).
Luke 1:77 to give his people (laō | λαῷ | dat sg masc) the knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins,
Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I announce to you good news of a great joy which will be for all the people (laō | λαῷ | dat sg masc),
Luke 2:31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples (laōn | λαῶν | gen pl masc),
Luke 2:32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory for your people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) Israel.”
Luke 3:15 Since the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) were filled with anticipation and all were questioning in their hearts about John (“Could he perhaps be the Messiah?”)
Luke 3:18 And with many other words he exhorted the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc), and evangelized them.
Luke 3:21 Now when all the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc) had been baptized, and when Jesus was baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,
Luke 6:17 Then, coming down with them from the mountain, he took his stand on a level place. A large crowd of disciples was there along with a great number of people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) from all over Israel and Judea and from the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon.
Luke 7:1 After he had finished speaking all his sayings in the ears of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc), he entered Capernaum.
Luke 7:16 Fear gripped them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has come to help his people!” (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc)
Luke 7:29 When all the people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) including the tax collectors (those who had been baptized by John) heard this, they declared God just;
Luke 8:47 Seeing that she had not escaped notice, the woman stepped forward, trembling, and fell down before him. She declared in the presence of all the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) why she had touched him and how she had been healed at once.
Luke 9:13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.” (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc)
Luke 18:43 And immediately he could see again, and began to follow Jesus, giving glory to God. And all the people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc), when they saw this, gave praise to God.
Luke 19:47 He began to teach daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) were trying to destroy him,
Luke 19:48 but they could not find what they might do, because all the people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) were hanging on his words.
Luke 20:1 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc) in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, along with the elders, came up
Luke 20:6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) will stone us to death, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
Luke 20:9 Then he began to tell the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc) this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants; then he went away for quite some time.
Luke 20:19 The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them, but they feared the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc).
Luke 20:26 And they were unable to trap him in what he said in the presence of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc), but, marveling at his answer, they were reduced to silence.
Luke 20:45 As all the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) were listening, he said to his disciples,
Luke 21:23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people (laō | λαῷ | dat sg masc).
Luke 21:38 And all the people (laos | λαός | nom sg masc) came to him in the temple at dawn to listen to him.
Luke 22:2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way how they might put Jesus to death, for they were afraid of the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc).
Luke 22:66 And when day came, the council of elders of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc) was assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they had Jesus brought into their council chamber
Luke 23:5 But they kept insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc), teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place.”
Luke 23:13 Pilate then called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc),
Luke 23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was trying to mislead the people (laon | λαόν | acc sg masc). And indeed, having examined him in your presence, I found no basis for your charges against this man.
Luke 23:27 And there followed him a great crowd of the people (laou | λαοῦ | gen sg masc), and among them were women who were mourning and wailing for him.

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