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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐθνικός

Lemmaἐθνικός
Citation formἐθνικός, ή, όν
Part of speechadjective
Glosspagan, heathen, gentile; a Gentile, non-Jew
Strong’sG1482
Transliterationethnikós
Definitionnational ("ethnic"), i.e. (specially) a Gentile
KJV glosses:--heathen (man).
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences4

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐθνικοὶ
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Matthew 5:47
ἐθνικοί
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Matthew 6:7
ἐθνικὸς
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 18:17
ἐθνικῶν
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — 3 John 1:7

Morphology

Occurrences

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ἐθνικός with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.