Herder's conception of "das Volk"

by Georgiana Rose Simpson

GREEK

πλῆθος—a great number, a throng, a crowd, multitude, especially of people.

πολύς—properly of number, many; opposed to ὀλίγος.

οἱ πολλοί—the many; that is, the greater number.

ὄχλος—a moving crowd, a throng, irregular crowd, in a political sense, the populace or mob, opposed to δῆμος.

γένος—race, stock, family, whether by blood or by nationality: αἷμα τε καὶ γένος

——a race in regard to number, γένος ἀνδρῶν, mankind.

φῦλον—a set of men or any living beings as naturally distinct from others; a race or tribe; in a closer sense, a race of people or a nation.

ἔθνος—a number of people living together, a company, a body of men.

ἔθνος ἑταίρων—a band of comrades.