λαός .λᾱός, οῦ, Ionic ληός, Attic λεώς:—, the people, both in sg. and pl., i. e. in the warlike language of Il., the people or men of the army, soldiers; also a land-army, opp. to a fleet; the common men, opp. to their leaders in the peaceful Od., men, people; so, ναυτικὸς λεώς seafaring folk, Aesch.; ὁ γεωργικὸς λεώς Ar.; ἀκούετε, λεῴ hear o people! the usual way of beginning proclamations at Athens, like our oyez! Ar. in NTest. of Jews, and later of Christians, as opp. to heathens.