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2992. laos

laos: the people
Original Word: λαός, οῦ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: laos
Phonetic Spelling: (lah-os')
Short Definition: a people, the crowd
Definition: (a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.

2992 laós (the root of the English term, "laity") – a people, particularly used of "the people of the Lord" (= Heb ʽam).

2992 (laos) is the usual term for "the people of God" and thus typically used in the LXX (OT) and the Gospels, for believing Israel (Jews).

Example: Heb 4:9: "So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people (2992 /laós) of God" (NASU).

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
the people
NASB Word Usage
people (134), peoples (8).

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people.

Apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from demos, which denotes one's own populace) -- people.

see GREEK demos

λάμπει — 2 Occ.
λαμψάτω — 1 Occ.
λάμψει — 1 Occ.
ἔλαθεν — 1 Occ.
ἔλαθόν — 1 Occ.
λανθάνει — 1 Occ.
λανθάνειν — 1 Occ.
λανθανέτω — 1 Occ.
λαθεῖν — 1 Occ.
λαξευτῷ — 1 Occ.
λαῶν — 3 Occ.
λαοὶ — 4 Occ.
λαοῖς — 2 Occ.
λαὸν — 44 Occ.
λαὸς — 25 Occ.
λαοῦ — 38 Occ.
Λαοδικείᾳ — 3 Occ.
Λαοδίκειαν — 1 Occ.
Λαοδικείας — 1 Occ.
Λαοδικέων — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 2992
142 Occurrences


λαῷ — 26 Occ.
λαῶν — 3 Occ.
λαοὶ — 4 Occ.
λαοῖς — 2 Occ.
λαὸν — 44 Occ.
λαὸς — 25 Occ.
λαοῦ — 38 Occ.

Matthew 1:21 N-AMS
BIB: σώσει τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ
NAS: for He will save His people from their sins.
KJV: shall save his people from their
INT: will save the people of him from

Matthew 2:4 N-GMS
BIB: γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ'
NAS: and scribes of the people, he inquired
KJV: scribes of the people together,
INT: scribes of the people he inquired of

Matthew 2:6 N-AMS
BIB: ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν
NAS: WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'
KJV: shall rule my people Israel.
INT: will shepherd the people of me

Matthew 4:16 N-NMS
BIB: λαὸς ὁ καθήμενος
NAS: THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING
KJV: The people which sat
INT: the people who were sitting

Matthew 4:23 N-DMS
BIB: ἐν τῷ λαῷ
NAS: of sickness among the people.
KJV: manner of disease among the people.
INT: among the people

Matthew 13:15 N-GMS
BIB: καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου καὶ
NAS: OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL,
KJV: this people's heart
INT: heart people of this and

Matthew 15:8 N-NMS
BIB: λαὸς οὗτος τοῖς
NAS: THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,
KJV: This people draweth nigh unto me
INT: the people this with the

Matthew 21:23 N-GMS
BIB: πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ λέγοντες Ἐν
NAS: and the elders of the people came
KJV: the elders of the people came
INT: elders of the people saying By

Matthew 26:3 N-GMS
BIB: πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ εἰς τὴν
NAS: and the elders of the people were gathered together
KJV: the elders of the people, unto
INT: elders of the people in the

Matthew 26:5 N-DMS
BIB: ἐν τῷ λαῷ
NAS: might occur among the people.
KJV: an uproar among the people.
INT: among the people

Matthew 26:47 N-GMS
BIB: πρεσβυτέρων τοῦ λαοῦ
NAS: and elders of the people.
KJV: and elders of the people.
INT: elders of the people

Matthew 27:1 N-GMS
BIB: πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ κατὰ τοῦ
NAS: and the elders of the people conferred
KJV: and elders of the people took counsel
INT: elders of the people against

Matthew 27:25 N-NMS
BIB: πᾶς ὁ λαὸς εἶπεν Τὸ
NAS: And all the people said, His blood
KJV: answered all the people, and said, His
INT: all the people said the

Matthew 27:64 N-DMS
BIB: εἴπωσιν τῷ λαῷ Ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ
NAS: and say to the people, 'He has risen
KJV: say unto the people, He is risen
INT: say to the people He is risen from

Mark 7:6 N-NMS
BIB: Οὗτος ὁ λαὸς τοῖς χείλεσίν
NAS: THIS PEOPLE HONORS
KJV: This people honoureth
INT: this people with the lips

Mark 14:2 N-GMS
BIB: θόρυβος τοῦ λαοῦ
NAS: there might be a riot of the people.
KJV: there be an uproar of the people.
INT: an uproar of the people

Luke 1:10 N-GMS
BIB: ἦν τοῦ λαοῦ προσευχόμενον ἔξω
NAS: multitude of the people were in prayer
KJV: multitude of the people were
INT: were of the people praying outside

Luke 1:17 N-AMS
BIB: ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον
NAS: so as to make ready a people prepared
KJV: to make ready a people prepared
INT: to make ready for [the] Lord a people prepared

Luke 1:21 N-NMS
BIB: ἦν ὁ λαὸς προσδοκῶν τὸν
NAS: The people were waiting for Zacharias,
KJV: And the people waited for Zacharias,
INT: were the people expecting

Luke 1:68 N-DMS
BIB: λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ
NAS: redemption for His people,
KJV: redeemed his people,
INT: redemption [on] the people of him

Luke 1:77 N-DMS
BIB: σωτηρίας τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ ἐν
NAS: To give to His people [the] knowledge
KJV: unto his people by
INT: of salvation to people of him in

Luke 2:10 N-DMS
BIB: παντὶ τῷ λαῷ
NAS: which will be for all the people;
KJV: shall be to all people.
INT: to all the people

Luke 2:31 N-GMP
BIB: πάντων τῶν λαῶν
NAS: in the presence of all peoples,
KJV: the face of all people;
INT: of all the peoples

Luke 2:32 N-GMS
BIB: καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ
NAS: And the glory of Your people Israel.
KJV: the glory of thy people Israel.
INT: and glory to [the] people of you Israel

Luke 3:15 N-GMS
BIB: δὲ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ διαλογιζομένων
NAS: Now while the people were in a state of expectation
KJV: And as the people were in expectation,
INT: moreover the people and were wondering

142 Occurrences


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