ἔθνος,εος , τό: (ϝέθνος, cf. Il. 2.87 , 7.115 , al.): -
A. number of people living together, company, body of men,ἑτάρων ἔ., ἔ. ἑταίρων,bandof comrades, Il. 3.32 , 7.115 , etc.;ἔθνος λαῶν hostof men, 13.495 ; of particular tribes, Αυκίων μέγα ἔ.
12.330
; Ἀχαιῶν ἔ.
17.552
: pl., ἔθνεα πεζῶν
11.724
, cf. 2.91 ; ἔ. νεκρῶν
Od. 10.526
; of animals,ἔ. μελισσάων, ὀρνίθων, μυιάων,swarms, flocks, etc., Il. 2.87 , 459 , 469 ; ἔθνη θηρῶν
S. Ph. 1147
(lyr.), Ant. 344 ;ἔ. ἀνέρων, γυναικῶν, Pi. O. 1.66 , P. 4.252 ;ἔ. βρότεον, θνατόν, Id. N. 3.74 , 11.42 ;ἔ. τόδε, of the Erinyes, A. Eu. 366 (lyr.).
2. after Hom. ,nation, people,τὸ Μηδικὸν ἔ.(γένοςbeing a subdivision ofἔθνος) Hdt. 1.101 ;ἔ. ἠπειρογενές, μαχαιροφόρον, A. Pers. 43 , 56 (anap.), etc.; τῶν μηδισάντων ἐθνέων τῶν Ἑλληνικῶν