ἐθνικός ethnikos · G1482
Gentile-like
ἐθνικός, -ή, -όν, [in Al.: Lev.21:7 * ; ] ; 1. national (Polyb.). ; 2. foreign (gramm.); in NT, as subst., ὁ ἐ., the Gentile (the adj. "describes character rather than mere position"; cf. ἔθνος, and see Cremer, 228): Mat.5:47 6:7 18:17, 3Jo.7.; † (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐθν-ικός, ή, όν, ; national, συστάσεις []; II foreign, gentile, [] adverb -κῶς, opposed to Ἰουδαϊκῶς[]; II.b in the Roman Empire, provincial, Codex Just.[]; III Grammars, indicating nationality, [] adverb -κῶς, παραχθέν[]; III.2 dialectal, ἔθος []; IV ἐθνικός, ὁ, tax-collector, []
Where it's used 4 times
Matthew 5:47 · Matthew 6:7 · Matthew 18:17 · 3 John 1:7
Source: TBESG G1482; TFLSJ G1482
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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