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ἐθνικός

Transliteration: ethnikos · adjective

4x in NTFirst: Matt 5:47
Meaningpagan, heathen, gentile; a Gentile, non-Jew
Part of speechadjective
Frequency4x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἐθνικοὶ, ἐθνικοί, ἐθνικὸς, ἐθνικῶν
Example versesMatt 5:47 · Matt 6:7 · Matt 18:17 · 3John 1:7
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What kind of word is ἐθνικός?

ἐθνικός (ethnikos) is a adjective that occurs 4 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “pagan, heathen, gentile; a Gentile, non-Jew” and first appears in Matt 5:47.

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