2001 Translation

ETHNIKOI, ethnikoi

Sounds Like: eth-ni-KOY

Translations: Gentiles, a Gentile, nations, the nations, heathen, a heathen

From the root: ΕΘΝΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun

Explanation: This word refers to people who are not Jewish, often translated as 'Gentiles' or 'heathen'. It can also refer more broadly to 'nations' or 'peoples' in general, especially non-Israelite nations. In the New Testament, it frequently contrasts with 'Jews' and denotes those outside the covenant people of God. It is used here in the plural, referring to multiple non-Jewish individuals or groups.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G1482 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Matthew — 5:47

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
• ἘΘΝΙΚΗ — Gentile, national, heathen, pagan
• 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
• 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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