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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.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

142 total
  1. Matthew 1:21λαὸν · people
    She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  2. Matthew 2:4λαοῦ · people
    And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
  3. Matthew 2:6λαόν · people
    ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
  4. Matthew 4:16λαὸς · people
    …the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
  5. Matthew 4:23λαῷ · people
    Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
  6. Matthew 13:15λαοῦ · people’s
    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
  7. Matthew 15:8λαὸς · people
    ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
  8. Matthew 21:23λαοῦ · people
    When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  9. Matthew 26:3λαοῦ · people
    At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
  10. Matthew 26:5λαῷ · people
    “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
  11. Matthew 26:47λαοῦ · people
    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
  12. Matthew 27:1λαοῦ · people
    When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
  13. Matthew 27:25λαὸς · people
    All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
  14. Matthew 27:64λαῷ · people
    So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
  15. Mark 7:6λαὸς · people
    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
  16. Mark 14:2λαοῦ · people
    “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
  17. Luke 1:10λαοῦ
    And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
  18. Luke 1:17λαὸν · a people
    And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
  19. Luke 1:21λαὸς · people
    Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
  20. Luke 1:68λαῷ · people
    “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
  21. Luke 1:77λαῷ · people
    …to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
  22. Luke 2:10λαῷ · people
    But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
  23. Luke 2:31λαῶν · people
    …which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
  24. Luke 2:32λαοῦ · people
    …a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
  25. Luke 3:15λαοῦ · people
    The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
  26. Luke 3:18λαόν · people
    With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
  27. Luke 3:21λαὸν · people
    When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
  28. Luke 6:17λαοῦ · people
    Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
  29. Luke 7:1λαοῦ · people
    When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
  30. Luke 7:16λαὸν · people
    A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
  31. Luke 7:29λαὸς · people
    All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
  32. Luke 8:47λαοῦ · people
    Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
  33. Luke 9:13λαὸν · people
    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
  34. Luke 18:43λαὸς · people
    Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
  35. Luke 19:47λαοῦ · people
    Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
  36. Luke 19:48λαὸς · people
    Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
  37. Luke 20:1λαὸν · people
    One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
  38. Luke 20:6λαὸς · people
    But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
  39. Luke 20:9λαὸν · people
    Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
  40. Luke 20:19λαόν · people
    When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
  41. Luke 20:26λαοῦ · people
    And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
  42. Luke 20:45λαοῦ · people
    In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,
  43. Luke 21:23λαῷ · people
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
  44. Luke 21:38λαὸς · people {would come}
    And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.
  45. Luke 22:2λαόν · people
    …and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
  46. Luke 22:66λαοῦ · people
    At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
  47. Luke 23:5λαὸν · people
    But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
  48. Luke 23:13λαὸν · people
    Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
  49. Luke 23:14λαόν · people {to rebellion}
    …and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
  50. Luke 23:27λαοῦ · of people
    A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.