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
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Matthew 5:47 · ἐθνικοὶAnd if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the publicans so?Matthew 6:7 · ἐθνικοί·But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.Matthew 18:17 · ἐθνικὸςAnd if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.3 John 1:7 · ἐθνικῶν.Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.