ἜΘΝΟΣ: 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, Lk 22:25, Ac 10:35, al.; in sing., of the Jewish people, Lk 7:5 23:2, Jo 11:48, 50-53 18:35, Ac 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, Ac 26:17, Ro 3:29 11:11 15:10, Ga 2:8, al.; of Gentile Christians, Ro 11:13 15:27 16:4, Ga 2:12, 14, Eph 3:1.
SYN.: λαός (v. DCG, ii, 229; Cremer, 226).