גּוֹי
goy (gôy)
/goy/
“nation, gentile, people group”
Nation, body of people, pagan gentiles; geopolitical peoples of earth in distinction from Israel, yet promised redemption through seed of Abraham.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From an unused root meaning to assemble.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
nationheathengentiles
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.
H1471 גּוֹי nation, gentile, people group G1484 ἔθνος a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations
LXX conceptual translation: גּוֹי (nation, gentile, people group) -> ἔθνος (a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where גּוֹי (goy) carries significant theological or narrative weight.