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Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

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Domain ID: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-011
Source code: 011
Level: 1
Scheme: UBS Greek Lexical Domains

Member senses (118)

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ἅγιοςGod’s people
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persons who belong to God, and as such constitute a religious entity
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ἀδελφήfellow believer, sister in Christ, sister in the faith
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a close female associate of a group with well-defined membership (in the NT referring specifically to fellow believers in Christ)
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ἀδελφόςfellow believer, (Christian) brother
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a close associate of a group of persons having a well-defined membership (in the NT ἀδελφός[b] refers specifically to fellow believers in Christ)
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ἀδελφόςbrother, fellow countryman, fellow Jew, associate
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a person belonging to the same socio-religious entity and being of the same age group as the so-called reference person
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ἀδελφόςfellow countryman
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a person who is a member of the same πατριά[b] or φυλή[b] ‘nation’ (semantic domain 11.56)
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ἀδελφόςneighbor, brother
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a person who lives close beside others and who thus by implication is a part of a so-called in-group, that is, the group with which an individual identifies both ethnically and culturally
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ἀδελφότηςbrotherhood, fellow believers
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an association of persons having a strong sense of unity
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ἄδικοςunbeliever, not a follower of Christ
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a person who is not a member of the Christian community and by implication possibly unjust or not in a right relation with God
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αἵρεσιςreligious party, sect
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a division or group based upon different doctrinal opinions and/or loyalties and hence by implication in certain contexts an unjustified party or group (applicable in the NT to religious parties)
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αἰώνnon-religious people, people of this world, people of this age
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(an idiom, literally: sons of this age) persons who hold to the value system of the world
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ἀκροβυστίαbeing uncircumcised, the foreskin not cut off
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a state of being uncircumcised by not having the foreskin of the penis cut off^{[source note 1]}
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ἀκροβυστίαuncircumcised, Gentiles, the Gentile world
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a collective for those who are uncircumcised
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ἀλλογενήςforeigner
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a person belonging to a different socio-political group, with the implication of lack of kinship ties
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ἀλλότριοςstranger, foreigner
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a person from another geographical or cultural region and/or one not known to members of the socio-political group in question
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ἀλλόφυλοςforeigner, Gentile, heathen, pagan
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a person not belonging to the ethnic group in question (from the specifically Jewish point of view, one who is not a Jew, but a Gentile)
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ἄνομοςGentile, heathen, pagan
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a non-Jew who lives completely without reference to the Jewish Law
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ἀπαλλοτριόωto be a stranger, to be a foreigner
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(derivative of ἀλλότριος[b] ‘stranger, foreigner,’ semantic domain 11.74) to be a stranger or foreigner
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ἄπιστοςnon-Christian
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a person who does not belong to the group of believers in Christ^{[source note 1]}
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ἀποσυνάγωγοςexpelled from the synagogue
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a state of having been excommunicated from membership in a synagogue
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Ἄρειος Πάγοςcouncil of the Areopagus
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an advisory council of Athens dealing with ethical, cultural, and religious matters
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Ἀρεοπαγίτηςa member of the council, a member of the Areopagus
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a member of the council of the Areopagus
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ἀρνίονa person who is like a lamb
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ἀρνίον[a] ‘lamb,’ semantic domain 4.25) a follower of Christ, with the implication of helplessness and dependence
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βάρβαροςnon-Greek
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a person not participating in Greek culture and civilization (βάρβαρος contrasts with Ἕλλην[a] ‘Greek,’ semantic domain 11.90, with the focus on culture rather than on language; see 1 Corinthians 14:11 at semantic domain 11.94)
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βάρβαροςnative people, uncivilized, foreigners
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the native people of an area in which a language other than Greek or Latin was spoken (such persons would be regarded as being outside the civilized world of NT times)
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βουλευτήςa member of the Sanhedrin, a member of the council
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a councilor as a member of the Sanhedrin (see semantic domain 11.80)
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γείτωνneighbor, brother
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a person who lives close beside others and who thus by implication is a part of a so-called in-group, that is, the group with which an individual identifies both ethnically and culturally
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γενεάthose of the same time, those of the same generation
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people living at the same time and belonging to the same reproductive age-class
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γερουσίαSanhedrin, high council of the Jews
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the highest council of the Jews (see also συνέδριον[b] ‘Sanhedrin,’ the council of the Jews, semantic domain 11.80) but with the implication of the maturity and relative advanced age of those constituting the membership of such a council^{[source note 1]}
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δῆμοςassembly, gathering
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a group of citizens assembled for socio-political activities
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ἐθνικόςGentile, heathen, pagan
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(derivative of ἔθνος ‘nation,’ semantic domain 11.55) pertaining to one who is not a Jew
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ἐθνικῶςlike a Gentile, as a heathen, similar to a pagan
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(derivative of ἔθνος ‘nation,’ semantic domain 11.55) pertaining to being like or similar to one who is not a Jew
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ἔθνοςnation, people
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the largest unit into which the people of the world are divided on the basis of their constituting a socio-political community
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ἔθνοςheathen, pagans, Gentiles
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(an extended meaning of ἔθνος ‘nation,’ semantic domain 11.55) those who do not belong to the Jewish or Christian faith
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ἐκκλησίαcongregation, church
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a congregation of Christians, implying interacting membership
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ἐκκλησίαchurch
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the totality of congregations of Christians
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ἐκκλησίαassembly, gathering
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a group of citizens assembled for socio-political activities
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Ἕλληνcivilized, Greek
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a person who participates in Greek culture and in so doing would speak the Greek language, but not necessarily a person of Greek ethnic background
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ἝλληνGentile, non-Jew, Greek
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(an extended meaning of Ἕλλην[a] ‘Greek,’ semantic domain 11.90) a person who is a Gentile in view of being a Greek
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ἙλληνικόςGreek
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pertaining to what is Greek
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ἙλληνίςGreek woman
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a woman of Greek culture and language
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ἙλληνίςGentile woman, non-Jew, Greek
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(an extended meaning of Ἑλληνίς[a] ‘Greek woman,’ semantic domain 11.91) a female who is a Gentile in view of being a Greek
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ἙλληνιστήςGreek-speaking Jew
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a Greek-speaking Jew in contrast to one speaking a Semitic language
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ἐντόπιοςlocal people
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the inhabitants of a particular place
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ἔξωoutsider
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ἔξω[a] ‘outside,’ semantic domain 83.20) a person who is not a member of a particular in-group
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ἔξωθενoutsider
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ἔξωθεν[a] ‘from outside,’ semantic domain 83.20) a person who is not a member of a particular in-group
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ἐπικαλέωto be one of (God’s) people, to be the people of
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(an idiom, literally: to have someone’s name called upon someone) to be acknowledged as belonging to the one whose name is called upon such an individual
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ἘπικούρειοςEpicurean, a follower of Epicurus
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pertaining to the philosophical system of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who taught that the world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms and that the highest good is pleasure
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ἔσωinsider
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ἔσω ‘inside,’ semantic domain 83.13) a person belonging to a so-called in-group (in other words, not being a member of the out-group in question)
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ἐφημερίαwork group, division
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a class or division of persons who perform certain daily duties (in the one NT occurrence, a reference to a group of priests performing certain functions in the Temple at Jerusalem)
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ζηλωτήςzealot, nationalist
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a member of a Jewish nationalistic group seeking independence from Rome
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Ἡρῳδιανοίthe followers of Herod, Herodians
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the political followers and adherents to Herod the Great and his family
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θυγάτηρwoman of
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(a figurative extension of meaning of θυγάτηρ[a] ‘daughter,’ semantic domain 10.46) a female inhabitant of a place
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θυγάτηρpeople of Zion, people of Jerusalem
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(an idiom, literally: daughter of Zion) the inhabitants of Jerusalem
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Καναναῖοςzealot, nationalist
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(the Aramaic equivalent of ζηλωτής[b] and not in any way related to the geographical terms Cana or Canaan): a member of a Jewish nationalistic group seeking independence from Rome
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κλισίαa group eating together
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a group of persons engaged in eating together
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κώμηthe people there, the people of a village
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the inhabitants of a village^{[source note 1]}
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λαόςnation, people
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the largest unit into which the people of the world are divided on the basis of their constituting a socio-political community
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λαόςpeople of God
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a collective for people who belong to God (whether Jews or Christians)
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λαόςcrowd, multitude
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a casual non-membership group of people, fairly large in size and assembled for whatever purpose^{[source note 1]}
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μέροςparty, group
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a group of people having specific membership and forming a part of a larger constituency
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νεόφυτοςrecent convert
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(a figurative extension of meaning of νεόφυτος ‘newly planted,’ not occurring in the NT) an individual who has recently become a member of a religious group
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νέφοςlarge crowd
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(a figurative extension of meaning of νέφος ‘cloud,’ not occurring in the NT) a large crowd of people
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ξένοςstranger, foreigner
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a person belonging to a socio-political group other than the reference group
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οἶκοςthe people of Israel, the nation of Israel
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(idioms, literally: house of Israel, and: house of Judah, respectively) the people of Israel as an ethnic entity
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ὅμιλοςcrowd, multitude
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a casual non-membership group of people, fairly large in size and assembled for whatever purpose^{[source note 1]}
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ὀχλοποιέωto gather a crowd or to cause a crowd to form
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to cause a crowd to gather
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ὄχλοςcrowd, multitude
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a casual non-membership group of people, fairly large in size and assembled for whatever purpose^{[source note 1]}
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παρεπίδημοςalien, stranger, temporary resident
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(derivative of ἐπιδημέω ‘to live as a foreigner,’ semantic domain 85.78) a person who for a period of time lives in a place which is not his normal residence
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πάροικοςalien, stranger, temporary resident
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(derivative of παροικέω[b] ‘to live as a foreigner,’ semantic domain 85.78) a person who for a period of time lives in a place which is not his normal residence
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πατήρfather, elder
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a member of a well-defined socio-religious entity and representing an older age group than the so-called reference person
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πατριάnation, people
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a relatively large unit of people who constitute a sociopolitical group, sharing a presumed biological descent (in many contexts πατριά[b] and φυλή[b] are very similar in meaning to ἔθνος and λαός[a], semantic domain 11.55)
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περίοικοςneighbor, brother
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a person who lives close beside others and who thus by implication is a part of a so-called in-group, that is, the group with which an individual identifies both ethnically and culturally
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περιτομήthose of the circumcision or those who insisted on circumcision
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(a set phrase, literally: those of circumcision) those who insisted on circumcising Gentiles if they were to be regarded as true believers in Jesus Christ
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πιστόςbeliever, Christian, follower
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one (female) who is included among the faithful followers of Christ
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πλῆθοςcrowd, multitude
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a casual non-membership group of people, fairly large in size and assembled for whatever purpose^{[source note 1]}
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πλησίονneighbor, brother
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a person who lives close beside others and who thus by implication is a part of a so-called in-group, that is, the group with which an individual identifies both ethnically and culturally
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ποίμνηpeople who are like a flock
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ποίμνη[a] ‘flock,’ semantic domain 4.28) the followers of Christ constituting a well-defined membership group
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ποίμνιονpeople who are like a flock
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(a figurative extension of meaning of ποίμνιον ‘flock,’ not occurring in the NT) the followers of Christ constituting a well-defined membership group
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πόλιςcity, inhabitants of a city
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the inhabitants of a city^{[source note 2]}
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πολιτείαcitizenship
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the right to be a citizen of a particular socio-political entity (see semantic domain 11.67 and semantic domain 11.68)
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πολιτείαstate, people
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a group of people constituting a socio-political unit
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πολίτευμαstate, commonwealth, place of citizenship
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the place or location in which one has the right to be a citizen
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πολίτηςcitizen
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a person having full status as a member of a socio-political unit of people
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πρασιάgroup
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(a figurative extension of meaning of πρασιά ‘garden plot,’ not occurring in the NT) a group of persons arranged in an orderly fashion
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πρεσβυτέριονSanhedrin, high council of the Jews
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the highest council of the Jews (see also συνέδριον[b] ‘Sanhedrin,’ the council of the Jews, semantic domain 11.80) but with the implication of the maturity and relative advanced age of those constituting the membership of such a council^{[source note 1]}
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πρεσβυτέριονgroup of elders, elders
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a council of elders, with emphasis upon maturity of judgment more than mere age
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πρόβατονa person who is like a sheep
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(a figurative extension of meaning of πρόβατον[a] ‘sheep,’ semantic domain 4.22) a follower of Christ, with the implication of needing care and guidance
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προσήλυτοςJewish convert, proselyte
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a Gentile who had converted to Judaism
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ΣαδδουκαῖοςSadducee
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a member of a politically influential Jewish party in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus and the apostles. The Sadducees were a smaller group than the Pharisees (see semantic domain 11.49), but were often in control of important political and religious positions. Their denial of the resurrection of the dead and their acceptance of only the first five books of the OT are important elements in some of the important differences which arose between the Sadducees and the Pharisees
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ΣτοϊκόςStoic, one who adheres to Stoic philosophy
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pertaining to the philosophical system of the Greek philosopher Zeno, who taught that people should be free from excessive joy or grief and submit without complaint to necessity
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συγγενήςfellow countryman
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a person who is a member of the same πατριά[b] or φυλή[b] ‘nation’ (semantic domain 11.56)
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συμβούλιονcouncil
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an advisory council
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συμπολίτηςfellow citizen
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a fellow member of a socio-political unit
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συμπόσιονa group eating together
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a group of persons engaged in eating together
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συμφυλέτηςfellow countryman
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a person who is a member of the same πατριά[b] or φυλή[b] ‘nation’ (semantic domain 11.56)
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συναγωγήassembly, congregation
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an assembled group of worshipers or members of such a group
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συναγωγήsynagogue, congregation
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a congregation of Jews
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συνέδριονcity council, council of judges
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a socio-political group acting as a judicial council
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συνέδριονSanhedrin, the council of the Jews
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the highest Jewish council, exercising jurisdiction in civil and religious matters, but having no power over life and death or over military actions or taxation^{[source note 1]}
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σύσσωμοςco-member
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a person who is a member of a group, with emphasis upon his coordinate relation to other members of the group
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σῶμαcongregation, Christian group, church
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(a figurative extension of meaning of σῶμα[a] ‘body,’ semantic domain 8.1) believers in Christ who are joined together as a group, with the implication of each having a distinctive function within the group
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τέκνονpersons of, people of
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(a figurative extension of meaning of τέκνον[a] ‘child,’ semantic domain 10.36) inhabitants of a particular place
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τέκνονsons of the light, children of the light, people of God
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(an idiom, literally: children of light) persons to whom the truth of God has been revealed and who are presumably living according to such truth. See also semantic domain 9.4 and semantic domain 12.15
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τέλειοςinitiated
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one who is initiated into a religious community of faith (a meaning which reflects the occurrence of τέλειος as a technical term for persons initiated into the mystery religions)
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τόποςplace, people
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the inhabitants of a place^{[source note 1]}
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υἱόςcitizen
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a member of a sociopolitical group with some presumed ethnic relationship
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υἱόςthe people of Israel, the nation of Israel
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(an idiom, literally: sons of Israel) the people of Israel as an ethnic entity
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υἱόςpeople of God’s kingdom, God’s people
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(an idiom, literally: sons of the kingdom) people who should properly be or were traditionally regarded as a part of the kingdom of God
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υἱόςnon-religious people, people of this world, people of this age
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(an idiom, literally: sons of this age) persons who hold to the value system of the world
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υἱόςwedding guests or friends of the bridegroom
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(an idiom, literally: sons of the wedding hall) guests at a wedding, or more specifically, friends of the bridegroom participating in wedding festivities
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υἱόςsons of the light, children of the light, people of God
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(idioms, literally: sons of the light, and: sons of the day) persons to whom the truth of God has been revealed and who are presumably living according to such truth. See also semantic domain 9.4 and semantic domain 12.15
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ΦαρισαῖοςPharisee
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a member of an important religious and political Jewish party at the time of Jesus and the apostles. The Pharisees constituted a significantly larger group than the Sadducees (see semantic domain 11.48) and differed with them on certain doctrines and patterns of behavior. The Pharisees were strict and jealous adherents to the laws of the OT and to numerous additional traditions
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φυλήnation, people
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a relatively large unit of people who constitute a sociopolitical group, sharing a presumed biological descent (in many contexts πατριά[b] and φυλή[b] are very similar in meaning to ἔθνος[a], semantic domain 11.55)^{[source note 1]}
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φυλήall God’s people
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(a set phrase, literally: the twelve tribes, but used in a figurative sense) all of the people of God as a possible reference to the new Israel
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φῶςsons of the light, children of the light, people of God
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(idioms, literally: sons of the light, and: children of light, respectively) persons to whom the truth of God has been revealed and who are presumably living according to such truth. See also semantic domain 9.4 and semantic domain 12.15
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ΧριστιανόςChristian
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one who is identified as a believer in and follower of Christ
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χώραregion, inhabitants of a region
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the inhabitants of a region^{[source note 2]}
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ψευδάδελφοςfalse brother, one who only pretends to be a fellow believer in Christ
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an individual who pretends to be a close member of a socio-religious group but is not (see semantic domain 11.22, semantic domain 11.23, and semantic domain 11.24)
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