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poganin G1484 G1484 = the Greek of H1471G ἔθνος ethnos G:N-N 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: Mt 21:43 24:7, Mk 13:8, Łk 22:25, Dz 10:35, itd.; in sing., of the Jewish people, Łk 7:5 23:2, Jn 11:48, 50-53 18:35, Dz 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: Mt 4:15 6:32, Dz 26:17, Rz 3:29 11:11 15:10, Ga 2:8, itd.; of Gentile Christians, Rz 11:13 15:27 16:4, Ga 2:12, 14, Ef 3:1. SYN.: λαός (zob. DCG, ii, 229; Cremer, 226). (AS)