Word Study · Strong's G1482 · Greek
ἐθνικός
ethnikos
eth-nee-kos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ethnikós
“national ("ethnic"), i.e. (specially) a Gentile”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
national ("ethnic"), i.e. (specially) a Gentile
Rendered in the KJV as
heathen (man).
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἐθνικοὶ1
- ἐθνικοί·1
- ἐθνικὸς1
- ἐθνικῶν.1
How it is rendered · 4
- Gentile [people].1
- Gentiles1
- pagan1
- pagans;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NPM · 2
- A-GPM · 1
- A-NSM · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 5:47ἐθνικοὶethnikoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?here: Gentiles
- Matthew 6:7ἐθνικοί·ethnikoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.here: pagans;
- Matthew 18:17ἐθνικὸςethnikosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIf 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.here: pagan