ἘΘΝΙΚΟΣ, ἐθνικος
ETHNIKOS, ethnikos
Sounds Like: eth-nee-KOS
Translations: Gentile, heathen, pagan, a Gentile, a heathen, a pagan
From the root: ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is not Jewish, often referring to a non-believer or someone outside of the covenant with God. It is used to distinguish between Jews and non-Jews, and can sometimes carry a negative connotation, implying someone who is ungodly or uncivilized according to Jewish or Christian standards. It functions as an adjective but can also be used substantively to refer to 'a Gentile' or 'a heathen'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1482 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 18:17
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
- ἘΘΝΙΚΟΙ — Gentiles, a Gentile, heathen, a heathen, pagan, 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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