λαός

Vocabulary form:

laovV, -ou:, oJ

Definition:

people, crowd

Frequency:

142

GK:

3295

Root:

lao

Cognates:

Laity is actually from "lay" and the suffix "ity." "Lay" is from lai&kovV, which has the same meaning as laovV. The laity are a group of people distinct from the clergy, or any group of people separate from those belonging to a specific profession.

Mnemonics:

Laos is crowded with people.

Mnemonic Singing:

Our prayer attend.
Come, and thy people bless,
and give thy Word success.

Biblical Concordance

Luke 23:35	The people (laos \| λαός \| nom sg masc) stood by, watching. The rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!”
Luke 24:19	And he said to them, “What things?” They answered him, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc),
John 8:2	Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people (laos \| λαός \| nom sg masc) were coming to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.
John 11:50	Nor do you not realize that it is to your advantage that one man should die for the people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc) and that the whole nation should not perish?”
John 18:14	Caiaphas was the man who had advised the Jews that it was to their advantage that one man die for the people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc).
Acts 2:47	praising God, and finding favor with all the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc). And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.
Acts 3:9	And all the people (laos \| λαός \| nom sg masc) saw him walking and praising God,
Acts 3:11	While he clung to Peter and John, all the people (laos \| λαός \| nom sg masc) ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico, utterly astounded.
Acts 3:12	When Peter saw this, he replied to the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc), “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk?
Acts 3:23	And it will be that every soul who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed from among the people.’ (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc)
Acts 4:1	And as they were speaking to the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc), the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees moved in on them,
Acts 4:2	greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc) and announcing in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Acts 4:8	Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc) and elders,
Acts 4:10	let it be known to you all and to all the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc) of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man is standing before you healthy.
Acts 4:17	But that it may spread no further among the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc), let us warn them no longer to speak in this name to anyone among men.”
Acts 4:21	And when they had threatened them further, they let them go, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc), since they all were praising God for what had happened.
Acts 4:25	who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, by the Holy Spirit did say, ‘Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples (laoi \| λαοί \| nom pl masc) devise vain schemes?
Acts 4:27	For truly there were gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples (laois \| λαοῖς \| dat pl masc) of Israel,
Acts 5:12	By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were being done among the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc). And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico.
Acts 5:13	But of the others no one dared to join them; however, the people (laos \| λαός \| nom sg masc) held them in high regard,
Acts 5:20	“Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc) all the words of this life.”
Acts 5:25	And someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc)
Acts 5:26	Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, but not with force, for they feared the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc), lest they be stoned.
Acts 5:34	But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc), and he ordered them to put the men outside for a short time.
Acts 5:37	After him rose up Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census and mislead people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc), so that they followed him. He too perished, and all, as many as followed him, were scattered.
Acts 6:8	And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc).
Acts 6:12	And they incited the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc) and the elders and the scribes, and they suddenly moved in and seized him and brought him before the council,
Acts 7:17	“But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, our people (laos \| λαός \| nom sg masc) increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Acts 7:34	Surely I have seen the oppression of my people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc) in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
Acts 10:2	a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc), and prayed to God continually.
Acts 10:41	not to all the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc) but to witnesses who had been previously chosen by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
Acts 10:42	And he commanded us to preach to the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc) and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
Acts 12:4	When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, wishing after the Passover to bring him out to the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc).
Acts 12:11	When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc) were expecting.”
Acts 13:15	After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “My brothers, if there is any among you with a word of encouragement for the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc), say it.”
Acts 13:17	The God of this people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc) Israel chose our fathers and made the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc) great during their stay in the land of Egypt; then with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
Acts 13:24	Before his coming John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc) of Israel.
Acts 13:31	and he was seen for many days by those who had gone up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc).
Acts 15:14	Simeon has recounted how God first concerned himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc) for his name.
Acts 18:10	because I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you to do you harm, for I have many people (laos \| λαός \| nom sg masc) in this city.”
Acts 19:4	Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc) to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
Acts 21:28	crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against our people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc), our law, and this place. And besides, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has made this holy place unclean.”
Acts 21:30	Then all the city was stirred up, and a mob of people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc) quickly formed. They seized Paul and dragged him outside the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.
Acts 21:36	for the crowd of people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc) kept following and shouting, “Away with him!”
Acts 21:39	But Paul replied, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, let me speak to the people.” (laon \| λαόν \| acc sg masc)
Acts 21:40	And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc). And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying:
Acts 23:5	And Paul said, “I did not realize, brothers, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’” (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc)
Acts 26:17	I will rescue you from your people (laou \| λαοῦ \| gen sg masc) and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you
Acts 26:23	that the Christ was to suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc) and to the Gentiles.”
Acts 28:17	And it happened that after three days Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. And when they gathered, he said to them: “My brothers, though I have done nothing against our people (laō \| λαῷ \| dat sg masc) or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

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