Greek1484
ἔθνος
ethnos
Basic Gloss
ethnos is a Greek word meaning "a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe", encompassing ideas like Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
The Greek word ethnos means "a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)," encompassing related ideas including Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
Word DNA
Origin
This word acts as a root form.
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