Midvash

λαόςlaós

a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 (δῆμος), which denotes one's own populace)

Greek (New Testament) · G2992

Meanings

1. the people at large (Hom., and elsewhere), especially of people assembled: Matthew 27:25, Luke 1:21, Luke 3:15 and elsewhere; plural, Acts 4:27.

2. a people, those of the same race and language (Pind., Æsch., and elsewhere: in LXX, Genesis 26:11, Exodus 9:16, and elsewhere): joined with γλῶσσα, φυλή, ἔθνος, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 7:9, Revelation 11:9, and elsewhere; plural, Luke 2:31, Romans 15:11; especially as almost always in LXX, of Israel, Matthew 4:23, Mark 7:6, Luke 2:10, John 11:50, Hebrews 2:17, and elsewhere; opposed to τ. ἔθνη, Acts 26:17, Acts 26:23, Romans 15:10; οἱ πρεσβύτεροι (πρῶτοι, etc.) τοῦ λ., Matthew 21:23, Luke 19:17, Acts 4:8, and elsewhere; ὁ λ. μου (αὐτοῦ, τ. θεοῦ), Matthew 2:6, Luke 1:68, Hebrews 11:25, and elsewhere; of the people distinguished from the rulers and priests (1 Esdras 1:10, Judith 8:9, and elsewhere), Matthew 26:5, Luke 20:19, Hebrews 5:3, and elsewhere; of Christians, as the people of God, Acts 15:14, Romans 9:25, Romans 9:26, Hebrews 4:9; περιούσιος, Titus 2:14; εἰς περιποίησιν, 1 Peter 2:9(LXX).

Synonyms

see δῆμος.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 141 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
  • Matthew 2:4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
  • Matthew 2:6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
  • Matthew 4:16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”
  • Matthew 4:23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
  • Matthew 13:15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.