people

at large (Hom., al.), esp. of people assembled: , al.; pl. (Hom., al., ; v. MM, xvi), . the people Mt 27:25 Lk 1:21 3:15 Ac 4:27 π. , those of the same race and language (Pind., Æsch., al.: in LXX, , , al.): joined with , , , , al.; pl., , ; esp. as almost always in LXX, of Israel, , , , , , al.; opp. to , , , ; (, etc.) , , , , al.; (), , , , al.; of the people disting. from the rulers and priests ( , , al.), , , , al.; of Christians, as the people of God, , , , ; , ; , . a people Ge 26:11 Ex 9:16 Re 5:9 7:9 11:9 Lk 2:31 Ro 15:11 Mt 4:23 Mk 7:6 Lk 2:10 Jo 11:50 He 2:17 Ac 26:17 23 Ro 15:10 Mt 21:23 Lk 19:17 Ac 4:8 Mt 2:6 Lk 1:68 He 11:25 I Es 1:10 Jth 8:9 Mt 26:5 Lk 20:19 He 5:3 Ac 15:14 Ro 9:25 26 He 4:9 Tit 2:14 I Pe 2:9 γλῶσσα φυλή ἔθνος τ. ἔθνη οἱ πρεσβύτεροι πρῶτοι τοῦ λ. ὁ λ. μου αὐτοῦ, τ. θεοῦ περιούσιος εἰς περιποίησιν (LXX)

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

people