Strong's Greek · G2992
λαός
laós
people
Definition
a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 (δῆμος), which denotes one's own populace)
Derivation
apparently a primary word;
Appears 142 times in Scripture
“For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’”
“So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.””
“At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,”
“When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?””
“When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.”
“And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.”
“the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.””
“Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.”
“‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.”
“She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).