Greek · Strong's G2992 · Noun (masculine)
λαός
laos
a people
143times used
139verses
14books
How it's translated
- people116
- peoples9
- a people8
- nation1
- of the people1
- group of people1
- people.’1
- our people1
Definition
λαός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX very frequently for עַם, Gen.14:16, al.; occasionally for לְאֹם ( Gen.25:23, al.), etc. ;]
a word rarely found in Att. prose;
1. the people at large (Hom., al.), esp. of people assembled: Mat.27:25, Luk.1:21 3:15 al.; pl. (Hom., al., π.; see MM, xvi), Act.4:27.
2. a people, those of the same race and language (Pind., Æsch., al.: in LXX, Gen.26:11, Exo.9:16, al.): joined with γλῶσσα, φυλή, ἔθνος, Rev.5:9 7:9 11:9, al.; pl., Luk.2:31, Rom.15:11; esp. as almost always in LXX, of Israel, Mat…
Where it appears
- Acts47
- Luke36
- Matthew15
- Hebrews12
- Revelation9
- Romans7
- John3
- Mark2
- 1 Corinthians2
- 1 Peter2
…and 4 more books.
Every verse
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