2001 Translation

ETHNIKĒ, ethnikē

Sounds Like: eth-nee-KAY

Translations: Gentile, national, heathen, pagan

From the root: ΕΘΝΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'Gentile' or 'national', referring to something pertaining to a nation or a people, especially non-Jewish nations. It can also carry the connotation of 'heathen' or 'pagan' in a religious context, referring to those who do not worship the God of Israel. It describes the origin or character of a person, custom, or thing as belonging to a specific nation or to the nations in general.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1482 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 12 — 2:36

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΘΝΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΑΙΘΝΩΝ — of the nations, of the Gentiles, of the peoples
• ἘΘΘΝΗ — nations, the nations, Gentiles, the Gentiles, a nation, a Gentile
• ἘΘΝΕΙ — (to) nation, (to) people, (to) Gentiles, (to) a nation, (to) a people
• ἘΘΝΕΣΙ — to nations, for nations, among nations, nations, to Gentiles, for Gentiles, among Gentiles, Gentiles
• ἘΘΝΕΣΙΝ — (to) nations, (to) peoples, (to) Gentiles
• ἘΘΝΗΔΟΝ — after the manner of the Gentiles, nationally, ethnically
• ἘΘΝΟΥΣ — of a nation, of the nation, of a people, of the people, of a Gentile, of the Gentile, of a heathen, of the heathen
• ἘΘΝΟΥΣΤΗΝ — nation, a nation, people, a people, Gentiles, a Gentile
• ἘΘΝΩΝ — of nations, of Gentiles, of peoples, of the nations, of the Gentiles, of the peoples
• ΕΘΝΕ — nation, a nation, people, a people, Gentiles
• ΕΘΝΕΙ — to a nation, to a people, to a Gentile, to a heathen, for a nation, for a people, for a Gentile, for a heathen
• ΕΘΝΕΣΕΙΝ — to nations, to Gentiles, to peoples, to races
• ΕΘΝΕΣΙ — to the nations, for the nations, among the nations, to the Gentiles, for the Gentiles, among the Gentiles, to the peoples, for the peoples, among the peoples
• ΕΘΝΕΣΙΝ — (to) nations, (to) Gentiles, (to) peoples
• ΕΘΝΗ — nations, Gentiles, peoples
• ΕΘΝΙΚΟΙ — Gentiles, a Gentile, nations, the nations, heathen, a heathen
• ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ — Gentile, a Gentile, heathen, a heathen, pagan, a pagan, national
• ΕΘΝΙΚΩΣ — as the Gentiles, in a Gentile manner, Gentile-like
• ΕΘΝΟΣ — nation, a nation, people, a people, Gentile, a Gentile, heathen, a heathen
• ΕΘΝΟΥΣ — of a nation, of a people, of a race, of a gentile, of a heathen
• ΕΘΝΣΙΝ — to nations, to peoples, to Gentiles
• ΕΘΝΩ — unknown
• ΕΘΝΩΝ — of nations, of Gentiles, of peoples
• ΘΝ — nations, Gentiles, peoples
• ΘΝΗ — nations, Gentiles, a nation, a Gentile, the nations, the Gentiles
• ΤΑἘΘΝΗ — the nations, the Gentiles, the peoples

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