Gentiles
ἔθνοςStrong’s G1484ethnos
Appears in 152 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ethnos is the Greek word usually translated “gentiles”, “nations” and “nation”. It appears in 152 verses of the New Testament.
“Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gentiles”, “nations” and “nation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gentiles 78
- nations 34
- nation 26
- of gentiles 11
- a nation 3
- of the gentiles 2
- the gentiles 2
- pagans 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 44
- Revelation 23
- Romans 22
- Matthew 14
- Luke 10
- Galatians 9
16 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 3:16In contextAnd without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
- Matthew 4:15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
- Matthew 6:32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
- Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
- Matthew 10:18And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
- Matthew 12:18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
All 152 verses, by book
- Acts 44
- 2:54:254:277:77:458:99:1510:2210:3510:4511:111:1813:1913:4213:4613:4713:4814:214:514:1614:2715:315:715:1215:1415:1715:1915:2317:2618:621:1121:1921:2121:2522:2124:224:1024:1726:426:1726:2026:2328:1928:28
- Romans 22
- 1:51:132:142:243:294:174:189:249:3010:1911:1111:1211:1311:2515:915:1015:1115:1215:1615:1815:2716:4
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 11:26
- Colossians 1
- 1:27
Greek dictionary
ἔθνος ethnos · Gentiles
ἔθνος, -ους, τό, [in LXX chiefly for עַם ,גּוֹי ;] 1. a multitude, a company, whether of beasts or men (Hom.). 2. a nation, people: Mat.21:43 24:7, Mrk.13:8, Luk.22:25, Act.10:35, al.; in sing., of the Jewish people, Luk.7:5 23:2, Jhn.11:48, 50-53 18:35, Act.10:22 24:3, 10 26:4 28:19. 3. In pl., as in OT, τὰ ἔ. (like Heb. הַגּוֹיִם), the nations, as distinct from Israel, Gentiles: Mat.4:15 6:32, Act.26:17, Rom.3:29 11:11 15:10, Gal.2:8, al.; of Gentile Christians, Rom.11:13 15:27 16:4, Gal.2:12, 14, Eph.3:1. SYN.: λαός (see DCG, ii, 229; Cremer, 226). (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.