δῆμος
dēmos · people, assembly
Greek word · Strong’s number G1218 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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dēmos (δῆμος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “people, assembly”.
The people; the people gathered in a public assembly.
How to say it
dē·mos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The inhabitants of a city gathered in assembly.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
- Νικόδημος Nikodēmos · Nicodemus
- δημόσιος dēmosios · public
- ἐκδημέω ekdēmeō · be away from home
- ἐνδημέω endēmeō · be at home
- ἐπιδημέω epidēmeō · stay, reside
- δημηγορέω dēmēgoreō · make a speech
- δημιουργός dēmiourgos · builder, maker
- ἐνδόμησις endomēsis · material, structure
- ἀπόδημος apodēmos · away from home
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 12:22
And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man.”
- Acts 17:5
But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the marketplace idlers, and forming a mob, were stirring up the city; and attacking the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the people.
- Acts 19:30
But when Paul wanted to go in among the people, the disciples would not let him.
- Acts 19:33
And some from the crowd instructed Alexander, as the Jews pushed him forward; and Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the people.