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G2992λαόςlaos

a peoplePart of speech: Greek Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 15
  2. 2
  3. 36
  4. 3
  5. 48
  6. 8
  7. 2
  8. 1
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. 1
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 13
  20. James: 0
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. 1
  27. 9

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143 occurrences in 139 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Hebrews 13:12

    For this reason Jesus was put to death outside the walls, so that he might make the people holy by his blood.

    λαόν, laon “people,”

  2. 1 Peter 2:9

    But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

    λαὸς laos “a people”

  3. 1 Peter 2:10

    In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

    λαός, laos “a people,”λαὸς laos “[the] people”

  4. 2 Peter 2:1

    But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly put forward wrong teachings for your destruction, even turning away from the Lord who gave himself for them; whose destruction will come quickly,

    λαῷ laō “people”

  5. Jude 1:5

    Now it is my purpose to put you in mind, though you once had knowledge of all these things, of how the Lord, having taken a people safely out of Egypt, later sent destruction on those who had no faith;

    λαὸν laon “a people”

  6. Revelation 5:9

    And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,

    λαοῦ laou “people”

  7. Revelation 7:9

    After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their

    λαῶν laōn “peoples”

  8. Revelation 10:11

    And they said to me, You are to give word again of what is coming in the future to the peoples and nations and languages and kings.

    λαοῖς laois “peoples”

  9. Revelation 11:9

    And the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will be looking on their dead bodies three days and a half, and will not let their dead bodies be put in the earth.

    λαῶν laōn “peoples”

  10. Revelation 13:7

    And it was given to him to make war on the saints and to overcome them: and there was given to him authority over every tribe and people and language and nation.

    λαὸν laon “people”

  11. Revelation 14:6

    And I saw another angel in flight between heaven and earth, having eternal good news to give to those who are on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and language and people,

    λαὸν laon “people”

  12. Revelation 17:15

    And he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the evil woman is seated, are peoples, and armies, and nations and languages.

    λαοὶ laoi “peoples”

  13. Revelation 18:4

    And another voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you may have no part in her sins and in her punishments.

    λαός laos “people”

  14. Revelation 21:3

    And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.

    λαοὶ laoi “peoples”