λαός laos

Greek word for “a people” · Strong’s G2992 · used 142 times in 138 verses

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Meaning

λαός, -οῦ, ὁ; a word rarely found in Att.

How it is translated

Glosses given for laos in context, with how often each is used:

• people 128
• peoples 9
• nation 1
• group of people 1
• people.’ 1
• people! 1
• our people 1

Where it is used

Also in 2 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 4 (8), Acts 5 (7), Luke 20 (6), Luke 1 (5), Luke 23 (5), Acts 21 (5), Acts 3 (4), Acts 13 (4), Matthew 26 (3), Matthew 27 (3)

Forms

• λαοῦ 38
• λαὸν 27
• λαῷ 26
• λαὸς 19
• λαόν 17
• λαός 6
• λαῶν 3
• λαοὶ 3
• λαοῖς 2
• λαοί 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with laos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 17
• ἀρχιερεύς archiereus “high-priest” 15
• μετά meta “with/after” 18
• Ἰσραήλ Israēl “Israel” 10
• ἱερόν hieros “temple” 10
• διδάσκω didaskō “to teach” 9
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 13
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 13
• κατά kata “according to” 13
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 12
• γλῶσσα glōssa “tongue” 7
• φυλή phulē “tribe” 6

Key verses

The verses using laos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 1:21 — And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
• Matthew 4:23 — And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of…
• Luke 2:10 — And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
• Acts 4:27 — For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were…
• 2 Corinthians 6:16 — And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I…
• Titus 2:14 — Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
• Hebrews 8:10 — For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in…
• 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of…
• 2 Peter 2:1 — But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even…
• Revelation 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy…
• Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…
• Revelation 21:3 — And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.