ἐθνικὸς
ethnikós
Pertaining to a people-group, nation, or ethnic group; used in the sense of 'belonging to the nations' (i.e., non-Israelite, non-Judean peoples) in Greek literature, especially as distinct from those identified with the people of Israel (or Judea). In Hellenistic and Roman contexts, particularly in Jewish and Christian writings, refers to those of non-Judean/national origin—commonly rendered as 'Gentile.' In certain situations, can have a connotation of being associated with the practices or customs of non-Judeans or non-Israelites.
Matthew 18:17 · Word #18
Lexicon G1482
| Lemma | ἐθνικός |
| Transliteration | ethnikós |
| Strong's | G1482 |
| Definition | Pertaining to a people-group, nation, or ethnic group; used in the sense of 'belonging to the nations' (i.e., non-Israelite, non-Judean peoples) in Greek literature, especially as distinct from those identified with the people of Israel (or Judea). In Hellenistic and Roman contexts, particularly in Jewish and Christian writings, refers to those of non-Judean/national origin—commonly rendered as 'Gentile.' In certain situations, can have a connotation of being associated with the practices or customs of non-Judeans or non-Israelites. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐθνικός |
| Strong's | G1482 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1482-03
a national (Gentile) man
| Morphological Notes | Adjective used substantively; nominative masculine singular (NMS), functioning as a noun: "a national/Gentile man." |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective ἐθνικός means "pertaining to a nation/people-group" and in Jewish-Greek usage denotes one belonging to the nations as distinct from Israel. Rendered substantively in the nominative masculine singular, it refers to a single man characterized as belonging to the nations (i.e., a Gentile). |
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