δῆμος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּחָה ;] 1. a district, country. 2. the common people, the people generally; esp. the people assembled: Act.12:22 17:5 19:30 33. † SYN.: λαός, the people at large: δ., the people as a body politic; opposite to δ. is ὄχλος, the unorganized multitude. ἔθνος, in sing., means in NT as in Gk. writers generally, a nation, but in pl. denotes the rest of mankind apart from the Jews: Gentiles. λ. also, rare in cl. (Att... λεώς), is frequently in LXX and NT, and usually limited to the chosen people, Israel (cf. Cl. Rev., i, 42 f.; Cremer, 689). (AS)
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G1218 — δῆμος
dēmos · people · Greek
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Acts 12:22 · δῆμοςAnd they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”Acts 17:5 · δῆμον·The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.Acts 19:30 · δῆμονPaul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.Acts 19:33 · δήμῳ.The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.