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“Gentiles” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(nations). In O. T. sense, all peoples not Jewish (
Gen. 10:5
5
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. (Genesis 10:5)
; 14:1;
Neh. 5:8
8
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. (Nehemiah 5:8)
). In N. T., Greeks and Romans seem to
type
Gentiles
(
Luke 2:32
32
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:32)
;
Acts 26:17-20
17
Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
18
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
19
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
20
But showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. (Acts 26:17‑20)
;
Rom. 1:14-16; 9:24
14
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
15
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:14‑16)
24
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? (Romans 9:24)
). “
Isles
of the Gentiles” (
Gen. 10:5
5
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. (Genesis 10:5)
), supposed to embrace
Asia
Minor and Europe.
“Greece, Greeks, Grecians” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
The well known country in S
E. of Europe, called also Hellas.
Javan
in O. T. (
Gen. 10:2-5
2
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3
And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. (Genesis 10:2‑5)
;
Isa. 66:19
19
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. (Isaiah 66:19)
;
Ezek. 27:13,19
13
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. (Ezekiel 27:13)
19
Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. (Ezekiel 27:19)
); but direct (
Dan. 8:21; 10:20; 11:2
21
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. (Daniel 8:21)
20
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. (Daniel 10:20)
2
And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. (Daniel 11:2)
;
Joel 3:6
6
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. (Joel 3:6)
;
Acts 20:2
2
And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, (Acts 20:2)
).
Greek
the original N. T. language.
“Gentiles” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A name commonly used in
scripture
to denote any and every nation except
Israel
. At
times
, when Israel as a people is referred to, the same words are used for them. Thus
1.
goi
,
ἔθνος
, is translated “nation,” and refers to the Jewish nation (
Deut. 26:5
5
And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: (Deuteronomy 26:5)
;
Luke 7:5
5
For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. (Luke 7:5)
;
John 11:48
48
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. (John 11:48)
). In the plural the same words refer to the nations generally in distinction from Israel, and are translated “nations,” “Gentiles,” and “
heathen
” (
Deut. 18:9
9
When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. (Deuteronomy 18:9)
;
Deut. 32:43
43
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. (Deuteronomy 32:43)
;
Isa. 60:3
3
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. (Isaiah 60:3)
;
Isa. 62:2
2
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. (Isaiah 62:2)
;
Joel 2:19
19
Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: (Joel 2:19)
;
Acts 11:1,18
1
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. (Acts 11:1)
18
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. (Acts 11:18)
;
Acts 13:19
19
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. (Acts 13:19)
;
Acts 28:28
28
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. (Acts 28:28)
; etc).
2.
“
Έλλην
(in plural) is translated “Gentiles” (
John 7:35
35
Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? (John 7:35)
;
Rom. 2:9-10
9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10
But glory, honor, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: (Romans 2:9‑10)
;
Rom. 3:9
9
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; (Romans 3:9)
;
1 Cor. 10:32
32
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: (1 Corinthians 10:32)
;
1 Cor. 12:13
13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:13)
), in contrast to the Jews; but would be better translated “Greeks,” as it is in most places.
God
had raised a wall between the Jews and the Gentiles, which in Christ’s
death
was broken down for believers, “to make in himself of
twain
one
new
man
” (
Eph. 2:14
14
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; (Ephesians 2:14)
). “There is neither
Jew
nor
Greek
.... for ye are all one in Christ
Jesus
” (
Gal. 3:28
28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)
). This does not touch unbelieving Jews and Gentiles, who are kept separate in God’s present and future dealings.
“Greek (έλλην)” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A native of
Greece
. For their origin, and reference to them in the
Old
Testament
, see
GRECIA
and
GRECIANS
. In the
New
Testament we read that some came to
Jerusalem
to
worship
and desired to see
Jesus
; but He was then just about to be offered up (
John 12:20-24
20
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
21
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
22
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
23
And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. (John 12:20‑24)
). The Greeks were an intellectual people and naturally sought after wisdom; and Christ crucified was unto them foolishness. How could they naturally think of having
faith
in a
man
crucified with malefactors? But to the called ones Christ became the
power
and wisdom of
God
(
1 Cor. 1:22-24
22
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. (1 Corinthians 1:22‑24)
). In
Paul
’s evangelizing among them “great multitudes” believed, and lost their proud nationality in Christ (
Acts 14:1
1
And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. (Acts 14:1)
;
Acts 17:4
4
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. (Acts 17:4)
;
Gal. 3:28
28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)
;
Col. 3:11
11
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. (Colossians 3:11)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
1672
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
Ἕλλην
Transliteration:
Hellen
Phonic:
hel’-lane
Meaning:
from
1671
; a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew
KJV Usage:
Gentile, Greek
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Nations:―Greek speaking persons, especially non-Jewish, John 7:35. {Gentes}
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