Strong's Number 1484

Transliteration:

ethnos {eth'-nos}

Word Origin:

probably from 1486

TDNT:

2:364,201

Part of Speech:

noun neuter

Usage in the KJV:

Gentiles 93, nation 64, heathen 5, people 2

Total: 164

Definition:

a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together
1. a company, troop, swarm
a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus
1. the human race
a race, nation, people group
in the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles
Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians