Gentile-like
ἐθνικόςStrong’s G1482ethnikos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ethnikos is the Greek word usually translated “gentiles”, “pagans” and “pagan”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gentiles”, “pagans” and “pagan”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gentiles 1
- pagans 1
- pagan 1
- gentile 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- 3 John 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
- Matthew 6:7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
- Matthew 18:17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Greek dictionary
ἐθνικός ethnikos · Gentile-like
ἐθνικός, -ή, -όν, [in Al.: Lev.21:7 * ;] 1. national (Polyb.). 2. foreign (gramm.); in NT, as subst., ὁ ἐ., the Gentile (the adj. "describes character rather than mere position"; cf. ἔθνος, and see Cremer, 228): Mat.5:47 6:7 18:17, 3Jo.7. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gentile” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GEN'TILE, noun
[Latin gentilis; from Latin gens, nation, race; applied to pagans.]
All definitions and other forms of “gentile”
GEN'TILE, adjective
Pertaining to pagans or heathens.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.