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subject	book bibliographic info
ethnos	Humphreys (2018) 541, 630, 631, 645, 646, 647 Marcar (2022) 8, 22, 231, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 252
ethnos, athena itonia in boiotia, relation to identity of boiotian	Lalone (2019) 91, 96, 97, 98, 99
ethnos, ethnicity / ethnic group /	Witter et al. (2021) 10, 17, 22, 25, 52, 118, 234, 290
ethnos, eusebius, on christians as a restored hebrew	Ashbrook Harvey et al (2015) 99
ethnos, governed by own customs, jews, as	Udoh (2006) 88, 97, 98, 131
ethnos, identity as nation or people, as indicated by	Gruen (2020) 66, 67, 132, 136, 137, 152, 172, 176
ethnos, judean	Witter et al. (2021) 106
ethnos, minor, to	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 166
ethnos, of the jews	Isaac (2004) 449
ethnos, or genos, hebrews/israelites, as	Gruen (2020) 152, 153, 154, 155, 168, 172, 173, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 181, 210
ethnos, race	Balberg (2017) 140
ethnos, êthos	Humphreys (2018) 197, 257
ethnos/ethne, as gentiles	Gruen (2020) 40, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 194, 195
ethnos/ethne, attic	Gruen (2020) 52
ethnos/ethne, christians as	Gruen (2020) 202, 210, 211
ethnos/ethne, in	Gruen (2020) 132, 135, 136, 202
ethnos/ethne, in aristides	Gruen (2020) 208
ethnos/ethne, in herodotus	Gruen (2020) 15, 47
ethnos/ethne, in josephus	Gruen (2020) 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183
ethnos/ethne, in judith	Gruen (2020) 140
ethnos/ethne, in justin	Gruen (2020) 210, 211
ethnos/ethne, in paul	Gruen (2020) 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 194, 195
ethnos/ethne, in philo	Gruen (2020) 152, 153, 155, 156, 160, 161, 162, 163
ethnos/ethne, in polybius	Gruen (2020) 66, 67, 68, 69
ethnos/ethne, in tobit	Gruen (2020) 137
ethnos/ethne, of the budini	Gruen (2020) 46
ethnos/ethne, of the lydians	Gruen (2020) 45
ethnos/ethne, of the man-eaters	Gruen (2020) 47

List of validated texts:

3 validated results for "ethnos"

1. Polybius, Histories, 4.21 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • ethnic, ethne, ethnos-states, religious life in • ethnos/ethne, Attic • polis, in ethnos-states

Found in books: Gruen (2020) 52; Kowalzig (2007) 290

4.21. 1. \xa0Now all these practices I\xa0believe to have been introduced by the men of old time, not as luxuries and superfluities but because they had before their eyes the universal practice of personal manual labour in Arcadia, and in general the toilsomeness and hardship of the men's lives, as well as the harshness of character resulting from the cold and gloomy atmospheric conditions usually prevailing in these parts â\x80\x94 conditions to which all men by their very nature must perforce assimilate themselves;,2. \xa0there being no other cause than this why separate nations and peoples dwelling widely apart differ so much from each other in character, feature, and colour as well as in the most of their pursuits.,3. \xa0The primitive Arcadians, therefore, with the view of softening and tempering the stubbornness and harshness of nature, introduced all the practices I\xa0mentioned, and in addition accustomed the people, both men and women, to frequent festivals and general sacrifices, and dances of young men and maidens, and in fact resorted to every contrivance to render more gentle and mild, by the influence of the customs they instituted, the extreme hardness of the natural character. The Cynaetheans, by entirely neglecting these institutions, though in special need of such influences, as their country is the most rugged and their climate the most inclement in Arcadia, and by devoting themselves exclusively to their local affairs and political rivalries, finally became so savage that in no city of Greece were greater and more constant crimes committed. As an indication of the deplorable condition of the Cynaetheans in this respect and the detestation of the other Arcadians for such practices I\xa0may mention the following: at the time when, after the great massacre, the Cynaetheans sent an embassy to Sparta, the other Arcadian cities which they entered on their journey gave them instant notice to depart by cry of herald,,9. \xa0but the Mantineans after their departure even made a solemn purification by offering piacular sacrifices and carrying them round their city and all their territory.,10. \xa0I\xa0have said so much on this subject firstly in order that the character of the Arcadian nation should not suffer for the crimes of one city, secondly to deter any other Arcadians from beginning to neglect music under the impression that its extensive practice in Arcadia serves no necessary purpose. I also spoke for the sake of the Cynaetheans themselves, in order that, if Heaven ever grant them better fortune, they may humanize themselves by turning their attention to education and especially to music; for by no other means can they hope to free themselves from that savagery which overtook them at this time.,12. \xa0Having now said all that occurred to me on the subject of this people I\xa0return to the point whence I\xa0digressed. "". None

2. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 14.91, 14.117, 15.383, 16.162 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Hebrews/Israelites, as ethnos or genos • Jews, as ethnos, governed by own customs • ethnos/ethne, in Josephus

Found in books: Gruen (2020) 179, 180, 181; Udoh (2006) 88, 97, 131

14.91. πέντε δὲ συνέδρια καταστήσας εἰς ἴσας μοίρας διένειμε τὸ ἔθνος, καὶ ἐπολιτεύοντο οἱ μὲν ἐν ̔Ιεροσολύμοις οἱ δὲ ἐν Γαδάροις οἱ δὲ ἐν ̓Αμαθοῦντι, τέταρτοι δ' ἦσαν ἐν ̔Ιεριχοῦντι, καὶ τὸ πέμπτον ἐν Σαπφώροις τῆς Γαλιλαίας. καὶ οἱ μὲν ἀπηλλαγμένοι δυναστείας ἐν ἀριστοκρατίᾳ διῆγον." '
14.117. ἐν γοῦν Αἰγύπτῳ κατοικία τῶν ̓Ιουδαίων ἐστὶν ἀποδεδειγμένη χωρὶς καὶ τῆς ̓Αλεξανδρέων πόλεως ἀφώρισται μέγα μέρος τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ. καθίσταται δὲ καὶ ἐθνάρχης αὐτῶν, ὃς διοικεῖ τε τὸ ἔθνος καὶ διαιτᾷ κρίσεις καὶ συμβολαίων ἐπιμελεῖται καὶ προσταγμάτων, ὡς ἂν πολιτείας ἄρχων αὐτοτελοῦς.
15.383. οὔτε γὰρ ἐν τοῖς δυσχερεστάτοις ἀμελήσας τῶν εἰς τὰς ὑμετέρας χρείας διαφερόντων οὔτε ἐν τοῖς κατασκευάσμασιν ἐπιτηδεύσας ἐμαυτῷ μᾶλλον ἢ καὶ πᾶσιν ὑμῖν τὸ ἀνεπηρέαστον, οἶμαι σὺν τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ βουλήσει πρὸς εὐδαιμονίαν ὅσον οὐ πρότερον ἀγηοχέναι τὸ ̓Ιουδαίων ἔθνος.
16.162. “Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς ἀρχιερεὺς δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας λέγει. ἐπειδὴ τὸ ἔθνος τὸ τῶν ̓Ιουδαίων εὐχάριστον εὑρέθη οὐ μόνον ἐν τῷ ἐνεστῶτι καιρῷ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ προγεγενημένῳ καὶ μάλιστα ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος πρὸς τὸν δῆμον τὸν ̔Ρωμαίων ὅ τε ἀρχιερεὺς αὐτῶν ̔Υρκανός,'". None

14.91. and when he had settled matters with her, he brought Hyrcanus to Jerusalem, and committed the care of the temple to him. And when he had ordained five councils, he distributed the nation into the same number of parts. So these councils governed the people; the first was at Jerusalem, the second at Gadara, the third at Amathus, the fourth at Jericho, and the fifth at Sepphoris in Galilee. So the Jews were now freed from monarchic authority, and were governed by an aristocracy.
14.117. Accordingly, the Jews have places assigned them in Egypt, wherein they inhabit, besides what is peculiarly allotted to this nation at Alexandria, which is a large part of that city. There is also an ethnarch allowed them, who governs the nation, and distributes justice to them, and takes care of their contracts, and of the laws to them belonging, as if he were the ruler of a free republic.
15.383. for I have neither been negligent in the most difficult times about what tended to ease your necessities, nor have the buildings. I have made been so proper to preserve me as yourselves from injuries; and I imagine that, with God’s assistance, I have advanced the nation of the Jews to a degree of happiness which they never had before;
16.162. 2. “Caesar Augustus, high priest and tribune of the people, ordains thus: Since the nation of the Jews hath been found grateful to the Roman people, not only at this time, but in time past also, and chiefly Hyrcanus the high priest, under my father Caesar the emperor,''. None

3. New Testament, 1 Peter, 2.9-2.10 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • ethnos • ethnos/ethne, Christians as • ethnos/ethne, in

Found in books: Gruen (2020) 202; Marcar (2022) 8, 231, 252

2.9. ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν, βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἔθνος ἅγιον, λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν, ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς· 2.10. οἵ ποτεοὐ λαὸςνῦν δὲλαὸς θεοῦ,οἱοὐκ ἠλεημένοινῦν δὲἐλεηθέντες.''. None

2.9. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: " "2.10. who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. "". None

Please note: the results are produced through a computerized process which may frequently lead to errors, both in incorrect tagging and in other issues. Please use with caution.
Due to load times, full text fetching is currently attempted for validated results only.
Full texts for Hebrew Bible and rabbinic texts is kindly supplied by Sefaria; for Greek and Latin texts, by Perseus Scaife, for the Quran, by Tanzil.net

For a list of book indices included, see here.

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