Cross-references:
1. People
laos is used of
(a) "the people at large," especially of people assembled, e.g., Matt_27:25; Luke_1:21; Luke_3:15; Acts_4:27;
(b) "a people of the same race and language," e.g., Rev_5:9; in the plural, e.g., Luke_2:31; Rom_15:11; Rev_7:9; Rev_11:9; especially of Israel, e.g., Matt_2:6; Matt_4:23; John_11:50; Acts_4:8; Heb_2:17; in distinction from their rulers and priests, e.g., Matt_26:5; Luke_20:19; Heb_5:3; in distinction from Gentiles, e.g., Acts_26:17,23; Rom_15:10;
(c) of Christians as the people of God, e.g., Acts_15:14; Titus_2:14; Heb_4:9; 1_Pet_2:9.
2. People
ochlos "a crowd, throng:" see CROWD, MULTITUDE.
See also : ochlos in other topics
3. People
demos "the common people, the people generally" (Eng., "demagogue," "democracy," etc.), especially the mass of the "people " assembled in a public place, Acts_12:22; Acts_17:5; Acts_19:30,33.
See also : demos in other topics
4. People
ethnos denotes
(a) "a nation," e.g., Matt_24:7; Acts_10:35; "the Jewish people," e.g., Luke_7:5; Acts_10:22; Acts_28:19;
(b) in the plural, "the rest of mankind" in distinction from Israel or the Jews, e.g., Matt_4:15; Acts_28:28;
(c) "the people of a city," Acts_8:9;
(d) Gentile Christians, e.g., Rom_10:19; Rom_11:13; Rom_15:27; Gal_2:14. See GENTILES, NATION.
See also : ethnos in other topics
5. People
anthropos "man," without distinction of sex (cp. aner, "a male"), is translated "people" in John_6:10, RV (AV, "men").
See also : anthropos in other topics
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