λαός
Alt. λα_ός, οῦ,
ionic ληός, attic λεώς: —, "the people", both in sg. and pl., i. e.
1. in the warlike language of Il., "the people or men" of the army, "soldiers; also" "a land-army", opp. to a fleet; "the common men", opp. to their leaders
2. in the peaceful Od., "men, people;" so, ναυτικὸς λεώς seafaring "folk", Aesch.; ὁ γεωργικὸς λεώς Ar.; ἀκούετε, λεῴ hear "o people!" the usual way of beginning proclamations at Athens, like our "oyez!" id=Ar.
3. in NTest. of "Jews", and later of "Christians", as opp. to heathens.