1.4 KiB
δῆμος -ου, ὁ
Word data
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Strongs: G12180
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Alternate spellings:
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Principle Parts:
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Part of speech:
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Instances in Scripture: 4
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All Scriptures cited: No
Etymology:
- LXX/Hebrew glosses:
in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּחָה ;
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Time Period/Ancient Authors:
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Related words:
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Antonyms for all senses
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Synonyms for all senses:
λαός, the people at large: [δ.](), the people as a body politic; opp. to δ. is ὄχλος, the unorganized multitude. ἔθνος, in sing., means in NT as in Gk. writers generally, a nation, but in pl. denotes the rest of mankind apart from the Jews: Gentiles. λ. also, rare in cl. (Att... λεώς), is freq. in LXX and NT, and usually limited to the chosen people, Israel (cf. Cl. Rev., i, 42 f.; Cremer, 689).
Senses
Sense 1.0:
Definition:
Glosses:
a district;
Explanation:
country;
Citations:
a district, country.
Sense 2.0:
Definition:
Glosses:
the common people;
Explanation:
the people; the people assembled;
Citations:
the common people, the people generally; esp. the people assembled: [Ac 12:22](Act 12:22) [17:5](Act 17:5) [19:30](Act 19:30), [33](Act 19:33).†