λαὸς
laos
people
apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from δῆμος, which denotes one's own populace):--people.
Mark 7:6 · Word #19
Lexicon G2992
| Lemma | λαός |
| Transliteration | laós |
| Strong's | G2992 |
| In-context | people |
| Literal | people |
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 G2992-05
a people
| Root | λαός (laos) |
| Core Meanings | people, populace, nation, gathered community |
| Semantic Range | a people group, nation, ethnic community, the common populace, Israel as God’s covenant people, a gathered assembly defined by shared identity |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage λαός often designates the covenant community—especially Israel as the people belonging to God—and in the New Testament can extend to the reconstituted people of God. The term emphasizes collective identity, shared belonging, and covenant relationship rather than merely a crowd. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS,); a collective singular referring to a group as a unified entity. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun λαός denotes a collective people or national community. The form is nominative masculine singular, functioning as a singular collective subject; "a people" preserves the singular collective sense rather than translating it as a plural ("peoples") and reflects its grammatical role as a subject form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root λαός (people, populace, nation, gathered community)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2992-01 |
lao | to the people |
G2992-02 |
laoi | peoples |
G2992-03 |
laois | to the peoples |
Word Usage (142 occurrences of G2992)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 1:21 | λαὸν | laon | people |
| Matthew 2:4 | λαοῦ | laou | people |
| Matthew 2:6 | λαόν | laon | people |