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Lexicon :: Strong's G1484 - ethnos

Aa
ἔθνος
Transliteration
ethnos (Key)
Pronunciation
eth'-nos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from ἔθω (G1486)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:364,201

Trench's Synonyms: xcviii. λαός, ἕθνος, δῆμος, ὄχλος.

Strong’s Definitions

ἔθνος éthnos, eth'-nos; probably from G1486; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan):—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x

The KJV translates Strong's G1484 in the following manner: Gentiles (93x), nation (64x), heathen (5x), people (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x
The KJV translates Strong's G1484 in the following manner: Gentiles (93x), nation (64x), heathen (5x), people (2x).

  1. a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together

    1. a company, troop, swarm

  2. a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus

    1. the human family

  3. a tribe, nation, people group

  4. in the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles

  5. Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔθνος éthnos, eth'-nos; probably from G1486; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan):—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
STRONGS G1484:
ἔθνος, -ους, τό;
1. a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together; a company, troop, swarm: ἔθνος ἑταίρων, ἔθνος Ἀχαιων, ἔθνος λαῶν, Homer, Iliad; ἔθνος μελισσάων, 2, 87; μυιάων ἔθνεα, ibid. 469.
2. a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus (τὸ ἔθνος τὸ θῆλυ ἢ τὸ ἄρρεν, Xenophon, oec. 7, 26): πᾶν ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων, the human race, Acts 17:26 [but this seems to belong under the next entry].
3. race, nation: Matthew 21:43; Acts 10:35, etc.; ἔθνος ἐπὶ ἔθνος, Matthew 24:7; Mark 13:8: οἱ ἄρχοντες, οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν, Matthew 20:25; Luke 22:25; used [in the singular] of the Jewish people, Luke 7:5; Luke 23:2; John 11:48, 50-53; John 18:35; Acts 10:22; Acts 24:2 (Acts 24:3), Acts 24:10; Acts 26:4; 28:19.
4. (τά) ἔθνη, like הַגויִם in the O. T., foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles, [cf. Trench, § 98]: Matthew 4:15 (Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν), Matthew 6:32; [3 John 1:7 R G; cf. Revelation 15:3 G L T Tr WH marginal reading after John 10:7], and very often; in plain contradistinction to the Jews: Romans 3:29; Romans 9:24; [1 Corinthians 1:23 G L T Tr WH]: Galatians 2:8, etc.; ὁ λαὸς (τοῦ θεοῦ, Jews) καὶ τὰ ἔθνη, Luke 2:32; Acts 26:17, 23; Romans 15:10.
5. Paul uses τὰ ἔθνη even of Gentile Christians: Romans 11:13; Romans 15:27; Romans 16:4; Galatians 2:12 (opposite Galatians 2:13 to οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, i. e. Jewish Christians), Galatians 2:14; Ephesians 3:1, cf. Ephesians 4:17 [Winers Grammar, § 59, 4 a.; Buttmann, 130 (114)].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:15; 6:32; 20:25; 21:43; 24:7
Mark
13:8
Luke
2:32; 7:5; 22:25; 23:2
John
10:7; 11; 11:48; 18:35
Acts
10:22; 10:35; 17:26; 24:2; 24:3; 24:10; 26:4; 26:17; 26:23; 28:19
Romans
3:29; 9:24; 11:13; 15:10; 15:27; 16:4
1 Corinthians
1:23
Galatians
2:8; 2:12; 2:13; 2:14
Ephesians
3:1; 4:17
3 John
1:7
Revelation
15:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1484 matches the Greek ἔθνος (ethnos),
which occurs 164 times in 152 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 2 / 4 (Act 13:48–Rom 16:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:48 - When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:2 - Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5 - Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:16 - In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:27 - Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:3 - The church sent the delegates to Jerusalem, and they stopped along the way in Phoenicia and Samaria to visit the believers. They told them—much to everyone’s joy—that the Gentiles, too, were being converted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7 - At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: “Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:12 - Everyone listened quietly as Barnabas and Paul told about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:14 - Peter[fn] has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:17 - so that the rest of humanity might seek the LORD,
including the Gentiles—
all those I have called to be mine.
The LORD has spoken—

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:19 - “And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:23 - This is the letter they took with them: “This letter is from the apostles and elders, your brothers in Jerusalem. It is written to the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:26 - From one man[fn] he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said, “Your blood is upon your own heads—I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11 - He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit declares, ‘So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:19 - After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:21 - But the Jewish believers here in Jerusalem have been told that you are teaching all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn their backs on the laws of Moses. They’ve heard that you teach them not to circumcise their children or follow other Jewish customs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:25 - “As for the Gentile believers, they should do what we already told them in a letter: They should abstain from eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:21 - “But the Lord said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:2 - When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented the charges against Paul in the following address to the governor:
“You have provided a long period of peace for us Jews and with foresight have enacted reforms for us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10 - The governor then motioned for Paul to speak. Paul said, “I know, sir, that you have been a judge of Jewish affairs for many years, so I gladly present my defense before you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:17 - “After several years away, I returned to Jerusalem with money to aid my people and to offer sacrifices to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:4 - “As the Jewish leaders are well aware, I was given a thorough Jewish training from my earliest childhood among my own people and in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:17 - And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God—and prove they have changed by the good things they do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:23 - that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, and in this way announce God’s light to Jews and Gentiles alike.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:19 - But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:28 - So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:5 - Through Christ, God has given us the privilege[fn] and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:13 - I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:14 - Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24 - No wonder the Scriptures say, “The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:29 - After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:17 - That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.”[fn] This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:18 - Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:24 - And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:30 - What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:19 - But I ask, did the people of Israel really understand? Yes, they did, for even in the time of Moses, God said,
“I will rouse your jealousy through people who are not even a nation.
I will provoke your anger through the foolish Gentiles.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11 - Did God’s people stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:12 - Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God’s offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:13 - I am saying all this especially for you Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I stress this,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:25 - I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:9 - He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:
“For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing praises to your name.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:10 - And in another place it is written,
“Rejoice with his people,
you Gentiles.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:11 - And yet again,
“Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles.
Praise him, all you people of the earth.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:12 - And in another place Isaiah said,
“The heir to David’s throne[fn] will come,
and he will rule over the Gentiles.
They will place their hope on him.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:16 - I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:18 - Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:27 - They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:4 - In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches.

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3. LOAD PAGE 3 Rom 16:26–Rev 21:24

4. LOAD PAGE 4 Rev 21:26–Rev 22:2

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