Glossary Term
Risk: Medium- Approved rendering
- έθνη
- Transliteration
- éthni
- Rejected alternatives
- εθνικοί με σύγχρονη εθνικιστική χροιά
Gentiles
The NT’s ἔθνη (‘nations/peoples’); Modern Greek ‘έθνος’ carries strong modern nationalist connotation (Greek national identity, ‘το Έθνος’), so care is needed to keep the NT’s ethnic-religious sense (non-Jewish peoples) distinct from modern nation-state connotations.
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