ΛΑΙΚΟΙΣ, λαικοις
LAIKOIS, laikois
Sounds Like: lah-ee-KOYS
Translations: lay, common, ordinary, a layperson, common people
From the root: ΛΑΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word refers to someone who is a 'layperson' or 'common' in contrast to someone who is a professional or a member of the clergy. It describes things or people belonging to the general populace, not specialized or sacred. It is often used to distinguish between the clergy and the laity in a religious context.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2992 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 40:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΑΙΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΛΑΙΚΟΣ — lay, common, secular
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