Matthew 4:15

Γῆ Ζαβουλὼν καὶ γῆ Νεφθαλείμ, ὁδὸν θαλάσσης, πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν,

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 1093; Gē; Γῆ; Land; N-NFS

Strongs 2194; Zaboulōn; Ζαβουλὼν; of Zebulun; N-GMS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 1093; gē; γῆ; earth; N-NFS

Strongs 3508; Nephthalim; Νεφθαλίμ; of Naphtali; N-GMS

Strongs 3598; hodon; ὁδὸν; road; N-AFS

Strongs 2281; thalassēs; θαλάσσης; sea; N-GFS

Strongs 4008; peran; πέραν; beyond; Prep

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 2446; Iordanou; Ἰορδάνου; Jordan; N-GMS

Strongs 1056; Galilaia; Γαλιλαία; Galilee; N-NFS

Strongs 3588; tōn; τῶν; the; Art-GNP

Strongs 1484; ethnōn; ἐθνῶν; groups of people; N-GNP

RBT Translation:

ἔθνος ethnos - Herd, Swarm, Collective, Class, Band

"Earth of Inner Habitation ("Zebulun") and earth of Twisted/Distorted Ones ("Naphtalim"), a road of a sea, on the other side of the Descending, the Circuit of the Herds,^9b

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

LITV Translation:
"Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

Footnotes

9b

Strongs #G1484 ἔθνος ethnos, collective body, swarm, herd, band, group.

ἔθνος (éthnos) primarily refers to collective body of beings, not internally bound by any particular identity but rather more like a class or even caste:

• Band of Comrades: A group of companions or associates (e.g., Iliad 3.32, 7.115).
• Host of Men: A large assembly or crowd of men (e.g., Iliad 13.495).
• Particular Tribes or Nations: Specific ethnic groups or tribes (e.g., Iliad 12.330 for Lycians, 17.552 for Achaeans), though it has more to do with the association than the tribal generation/genus for which the word phulé (see #G5443) is used.
• Swarms or Flocks of Animals: Groups of animals like bees, birds, or other creatures (e.g., Iliad 2.87 for bees, Odyssey 10.526 for the dead).
• Collectives of Men or Women: Collectives of men or women (e.g., Pindar's Odes).
• Group of the Dead (Erinyes): Mythological figures such as the Erinyes (e.g., Aeschylus' Eumenides 366).

The ideas of "nation" or "gentiles" developed later out of this. Although the modern idea of "nation" carries some sense of inward identity.

cf. Logeion - ἔθνος