λαὸς
laos
apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from δῆμος, which denotes one's own populace):--people.
Matthew 4:16 · Word #2
Lexicon G2992
| Lemma | λαός |
| Transliteration | laós |
| Strong's | G2992 |
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
| 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. |
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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 |