λαὸς
laós
A collective group of people, often referring to a community connected by shared ancestry, culture, or other identity markers. In many contexts, especially in the Septuagint and New Testament, commonly denotes a nation or the body of people distinguished from rulers or elites; may indicate 'the people' as a general mass or a specific ethnic, national, or religious group, depending on context.
Hebrews 7:11 · Word #11
Lexicon G2992
| Lemma | λαός |
| Transliteration | laós |
| Strong's | G2992 |
| Definition | A collective group of people, often referring to a community connected by shared ancestry, culture, or other identity markers. In many contexts, especially in the Septuagint and New Testament, commonly denotes a nation or the body of people distinguished from rulers or elites; may indicate 'the people' as a general mass or a specific ethnic, national, or religious group, depending on context. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | λαός |
| Strong's | G2992 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2992-05
people
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS) — functioning as a collective singular in the nominative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "people" directly reflects the core meaning of λαός as a collective body connected by shared identity. The nominative singular form presents the group as a unified collective subject, which English conveys naturally with the singular collective noun "people." |
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