Greek word study
ἔθνος G1484
- Transliteration
- éthnos
- KJV glosses
- Gentile, heathen, nation, people
Lexical summary
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe
specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe
specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information