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λαός
LAY-os
people, a people
noun, m.
Appears 142× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

Laity = non-clergy (the lay people). λαὸς τοῦ θεοῦ = the people of God.

Memory Hook

LAY-os — the LAIty are the ordinary PEOPLE of the church.

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