Gloss
people, crowd; often denotes the people of God (either Israel or, by extension, the Christian church)
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
Definition
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?”) |
