Bible Dictionaries
Nation

　　1: ἔθνος ►

　　(Strong's #1484 — Noun Neuter — ethnos — eth'-nos )

　　originally "a multitude," denotes (a) "a nation" or "people," e.g., Matthew 24:7; Acts 10:35; the Jewish people, e.g., Luke 7:5; 23:2; John 11:48,50-52; Acts 10:22; 24:2,10,17; in Matthew 21:43 , the reference is to Israel in its restored condition; (b) in the plural, "the nations" as distinct from Israel. See GENTILES.

　　2: γένος ►

　　(Strong's #1085 — Noun Neuter — genos — ghen'-os )

　　"a race:" see KIND (Noun).

　　3: ἀλλόφυλος ►

　　(Strong's #246 — Adjective — allophulos — al-lof'-oo-los )

　　"foreign, of another race" (allos, "another," phulon, "a tribe"), is used in Acts 10:28 , "one of another nation."

　　Note: For Philippians 2:15 , genea (AV, "nation," RV, "generation"), see AGE.