ἐθνικός
ethnikos · Gentile
Greek word · Strong’s number G1482 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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ethnikos (ἐθνικός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Gentile”.
One who does not belong to the people of Israel.
How to say it
eth·ni·kos
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
- One not of the people of Israel.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Gentiles ×3
- Gentile ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 5:47
And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
- Matthew 6:7
And when praying, do not babble like the Gentiles, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
- Matthew 18:17
And if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if he refuses to listen even to the assembly, let him be to you as the Gentile and the tax collector.
- 3 John 1:7
for they went out for the sake of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.