This term originated in the Latin word " gent" which meant " of the same clan." It became " gentil" in Middle English. Today, it has a variety of definitions: In Judaism: a non-Jew. In the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) the Greek word "Hellenes" -- which means "Greek" -- has been translated as "Gentile." It refers to any non-Jewish nation or group. See: Acts 16:1, 3; 18:17; Romans 1:14). In Mormonism: a person who is not a Mormon. In Hinduism: a person who is not a Hindu. In some other applications, it refers to a person who does not acknowledge the existence of one's God. 1,2
A person who does not belong to the chosen people. The scriptures use the word to mean (1) non-Israelites, and (2) nonmembers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
(s) - A person who is not a Jew
Non-Jew or Non-Mormon, depending on who you talk to.
(GEN·tile). A stranger or foreigner. During the first century, as understood by Jews, a Gentile or a goi or goy (GO·ee) was literally a tribe, nation or people, or any person not a party to the Mosaic covenant. For the ancient Church of God a Gentile was any person not a party to the New Covenant including the Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees, other Jews, and non-Jews. For the apostles the Jews of their day had become Gentiles ( goyim) as they had rejected the Messiah and the New Covenant and were strangers in the sense they were not parties to the New Covenant. The Greek equivalent is ethnos (ETH·nos) from which the English word ethnology comes.
A term referring to someone who is not Jewish.
a person who does not acknowledge your God
a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
in this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews
Jews refer to any one who is not Jewish, regardless of ethnicity or religious belief as a Gentile.
One who is not of the Jewish faith or is of a non-Jewish nation.
A term used by Jews for someone who was not a Jew
A non-Jew. Christ and His Apostles preached the gospel first to the Jews, who were chosen by God to prepare the way for the Messiah. Christ died for all, Jew and Gentile; thus, salvation is offered to the Gentiles as well as to the Jews. Those Gentiles who believe in Christ become the true sons of Abraham, who was chosen by God before the Law was given. See Acts 11; 15:1-29; Rom. 1:16; Gal. 3:6-9.
A non-Jew; common Jewish term of reference in antiquity.
This biblical term is usually applied to non-Jews. Return to Theme
The word Gentile from the Latin gentilis, can either be a translation of the Hebrew goy/גוי or of the Hebrew word nochri/× ×›×¨×™. In the most common modern use it refers to the former being derived from the Latin term gens (meaning "clan" or a "group of families") and it is often employed in the plural. In late Latin gentilis meant "pagan".