ἔθνος
“a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations”
Primary meaning: a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations, Gentiles. Strong's: a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan). Lexical nuances: a multitude, a company , whether of beasts or men (Hom.). a nation, people : Mt 21:43 24:7 , Mk 13:8 , Lk 22:25 , Ac 10:35 , al.; in sing., of the Jewish people, Lk 7:5 23:2 , Jo 11:48 , 50-53 18:35 , Ac 10:22 24:3 , 10 26:4 28:19 . In pl., as in OT, τὰ ἔ. (like Heb. הַגּוֹיִם ), the nations , as distinct from Israel, Gentiles : Mt 4:15 6:32 , Ac 26:17 , Ro 3:29 11:11 15:10 , Ga 2:8 , al.; of G...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
probably from G1486 (ἔθω);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: גּוֹי (nation, gentile, people group) -> ἔθνος (a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations)
LXX conceptual translation: עַם (people, covenant nation, kin) -> ἔθνος (a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ἔθνος (ethnos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.