ἐθνικός, -ή, -όν, [in Al.: Lev.21:7 * ;] 1. national (Polyb.). 2. foreign (gramm.); in NT, as subst., ὁ ἐ., the Gentile (the adj. "describes character rather than mere position"; cf. ἔθνος, and see Cremer, 228): Mat.5:47 6:7 18:17, 3Jo.7. † (AS)
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G1482 — ἐθνικός
ethnikos · Gentile-like · Greek
4 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 5:47 · ἐθνικοὶAnd if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?Matthew 6:7 · ἐθνικοί·And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.Matthew 18:17 · ἐθνικὸςIf he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.3 John 1:7 · ἐθνικῶν.For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.