Strong's Number G1484

ἔθνος

ethnos · eth'-nos

Transliteration:

ethnos{eth'-nos}

Word Origin:

probably from 1486

TDNT:

2:364,201

Part of Speech:

noun neuter

Strong's Definition:

a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)

Usage in the KJV:

Gentiles 93, nation 64, heathen 5, people 2

Total: 164
Occurs 163 times in the Greek text.

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