Strong’s G2992 · Greek

λαός
laós

Definition

a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 (δῆμος), which denotes one's own populace)

Etymology

apparently a primary word;

How the KJV renders it

  • people

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.