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λαός

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine142 occurrences14 books138 verses

Definition

λαός, -οῦ, ὁ,

[in LXX very frequently for עַם, Genesis 14:16, al.; occasionally for לְאֹם ( Genesis 25:23, al.), etc. ;]

a word rarely found in Att. prose;

1. the people at large (Hom., al.), esp. of people assembled: Matthew 27:25, Luke 1:21; 3:15 al.; pl. (Hom., al., π.; see MM, xvi), Acts 4:27.

2. a people, those of the same race and language (Pind., Æsch., al.: in LXX, Genesis 26:11, Exodus 9:16, al.): joined with γλῶσσα, φυλή, ἔθνος, Revelation 5:9; 7:9; 11:9, al.; pl., Luke 2:31, Romans 15:11; esp. as almost always in LXX, of Israel, Matthew 4:23, Mark 7:6, Luke 2:10, John 11:50, Hebrews 2:17, al.; opposite to τ. ἔθνη, Acts 26:17, 23, Romans 15:10; πρεσβύτεροι (πρῶτοι, etc.) τοῦ λ., Matthew 21:23, Luke 19:17, Acts 4:8, al.; ὁ λ. μου (αὐτοῦ, τ. θεοῦ), Matthew 2:6, Luke 1:68, Hebrews 11:25, al.; of the people disting. from the rulers and priests ( I Esther 1:10, Jdt.8.9, al.), Matthew 26:5, Luke 20:19, Hebrews 5:3, al.; of Christians, as the people of God, Acts 15:14, Romans 9:25, 26, Hebrews 4:9; περιούσιος, Titus 2:14; εἰς περιποίησιν, 1 Peter 2:9 (LXX).

Synonyms: see: δῆμος.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λαός:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

142 total
  1. Luke 23:35λαὸς · people
    The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
  2. Luke 24:19λαοῦ · people
    “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
  3. John 8:2λαὸς · people
    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  4. John 11:50λαοῦ · people
    You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
  5. John 18:14λαοῦ · people
    Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
  6. Acts 2:47λαόν · people
    …praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
  7. Acts 3:9λαὸς · people
    When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
  8. Acts 3:11λαὸς · people
    While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
  9. Acts 3:12λαόν · people
    And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
  10. Acts 3:23λαοῦ · people
    Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
  11. Acts 4:1λαὸν · people
    While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
  12. Acts 4:2λαὸν · people
    …greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
  13. Acts 4:8λαοῦ · people
    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
  14. Acts 4:10λαῷ · people
    …then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
  15. Acts 4:17λαόν · people
    But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
  16. Acts 4:21λαόν · people
    After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
  17. Acts 4:25λαοὶ · [the] peoples
    You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
  18. Acts 4:27λαοῖς · [the] people
    In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  19. Acts 5:12λαῷ · people
    The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  20. Acts 5:13λαός · people
    Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
  21. Acts 5:20λαῷ · people
    “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
  22. Acts 5:25λαόν · people
    Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
  23. Acts 5:26λαόν · people
    At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
  24. Acts 5:34λαῷ · people
    But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
  25. Acts 5:37λαὸν · people
    After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.
  26. Acts 6:8λαῷ · people
    Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
  27. Acts 6:12λαὸν · people
    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
  28. Acts 7:17λαὸς · people
    As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
  29. Acts 7:34λαοῦ · people
    I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
  30. Acts 10:2λαῷ · people
    He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
  31. Acts 10:41λαῷ · people
    …not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
  32. Acts 10:42λαῷ · people
    And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
  33. Acts 12:4λαῷ · people
    He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
  34. Acts 12:11λαοῦ · people
    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
  35. Acts 13:15λαόν · people
    After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
  36. Acts 13:17λαοῦ · people; λαὸν · people
    The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
  37. Acts 13:24λαῷ · people
    Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
  38. Acts 13:31λαόν · people
    …and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
  39. Acts 15:14λαὸν · a people
    Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
  40. Acts 18:10λαός · people
    For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
  41. Acts 19:4λαῷ · people
    Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
  42. Acts 21:28λαοῦ · people
    …crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
  43. Acts 21:30λαοῦ · people
    The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
  44. Acts 21:36λαοῦ
    For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
  45. Acts 21:39λαόν · people
    But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
  46. Acts 21:40λαῷ · crowd
    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
  47. Acts 23:5λαοῦ · people
    “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
  48. Acts 26:17λαοῦ · people
    I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
  49. Acts 26:23λαῷ · our people
    …that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”