ἘΘΝΙΚΟΙ, ἐθνικοι
ETHNIKOI, ethnikoi
Sounds Like: eth-nee-KOY
Translations: Gentiles, a Gentile, heathen, a heathen, pagan, a pagan
From the root: ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who are not Jewish, often translated as 'Gentiles' or 'heathen'. It describes people who are outside of the covenant community of Israel, and by extension, those who do not follow the God of Israel. In the New Testament, it often contrasts with Jews and can carry a connotation of being uncultured or irreligious from a Jewish perspective.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1482 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΘΝΙΚΑΙΣ — Gentile, heathen, pagan, foreign, national, a Gentile, a heathen
- ἘΘΝΙΚΟΣ — Gentile, heathen, pagan, a Gentile, a heathen, a pagan
- ἘΘΝΙΚΩΝ — of the Gentiles, of the nations, of the heathen, of the pagans
- ἘΘΝΙΚΩΣ — in a Gentile manner, like the Gentiles, heathenishly
- ΕΘΝΙΚΩ — Gentile, a Gentile, heathen, a heathen, pagan, a pagan
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