Strong’s G2992 · Greek
λαός
laós
Definition
a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 (δῆμος), which denotes one's own populace)
Etymology
apparently a primary word;
Where the KJV renders it
- people
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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