Midvash

ἔθνοςéthnos

a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)

Greek (New Testament) · G1484

Meanings

1. a multitude, a company, whether of beasts or men (Hom.).

2. a nation, people: Matthew 21:43, Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8, Luke 22:25, Acts 10:35, and elsewhere; in sing., of the Jewish people, Luke 7:5, Luke 23:2, John 11:48, John 11:50-53, John 18:35, Acts 10:22, Acts 24:3, Acts 24:10, Acts 26:4, Acts 28:19.

3. In plural, as in OT, τὰ ἔ. (like Heb. הַגּוֹיִם), the nations, as distinct from Israel, Gentiles: Matthew 4:15, Matthew 6:32, Acts 26:17, Romans 3:29, Romans 11:11, Romans 15:10, Galatians 2:8, and elsewhere; of Gentile Christians, Romans 11:13, Romans 15:27, Romans 16:4, Galatians 2:12, Galatians 2:14, Ephesians 3:1.

Synonyms

λαός.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 161 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 4:15 “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
  • Matthew 6:32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
  • Matthew 10:5 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans,
  • Matthew 10:18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.
  • Matthew 12:18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
  • Matthew 12:21 And his name will be the hope of all the world.”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.