- Original: ἐθνικός - Transliteration: Ethnikos - Phonetic: eth-nee-kos' - Definition: 1. adapted to the genius or customs of a people, peculiar to a people, national 2. suited to the manners or language of foreigners, strange, foreign 3. in the NT savouring of the nature of pagans, alien to the worship of the true God, heathenish a. of the pagan, the Gentile - Origin: from G1484 - TDNT entry: 08:12,2 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From G1484 ; national (ethnic) that is (specifically) a Gentile: - heathen (man).