Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4128
πλῆθος
plēthos · “multitude”
Used 31 times across 7 books
Definition
πλῆθος, -ους, τό
[in LXX chiefly for רֹב, also for הָמוֹן, etc. ;]
1. a great number, a multitude;
(a) of things : ἰχθύων, Luk.5:6, Jhn.21:6; φρυγάνων, Act.28:3; ἁμαρτιίῶν, Jas.5:20, 1Pe.4:8; τ. πλήθει, in multitude, Heb.11:12;
(b) of persons: Act.21:22 (WH, R, om.); with genitive, Luk.2:13, Jhn.5:3, Act.5:14; π. πολύ (πολὺ π.), Mrk.3:7-8; id. with genitive, Luk.6:17 23:27, Act.14:1 17:4
2. Of persons, with art., the whole number, the multitude (in Plat., Thuc., Xen., al., = δῆμος, the commons, or-opposite to δῆμος-the populace) : Act.2:6 15:30 19:9 23:7; τ. λαοῦ, Act.21:36; τ. πόλεως, Act.14:4; πᾶν τὸ π., Act.15:12; with genitive, Luk.1:10 8:37 19:37 23:1, Act.4:32 5:16 6:2, 5 25:24.†
[in LXX chiefly for רֹב, also for הָמוֹן, etc. ;]
1. a great number, a multitude;
(a) of things : ἰχθύων, Luk.5:6, Jhn.21:6; φρυγάνων, Act.28:3; ἁμαρτιίῶν, Jas.5:20, 1Pe.4:8; τ. πλήθει, in multitude, Heb.11:12;
(b) of persons: Act.21:22 (WH, R, om.); with genitive, Luk.2:13, Jhn.5:3, Act.5:14; π. πολύ (πολὺ π.), Mrk.3:7-8; id. with genitive, Luk.6:17 23:27, Act.14:1 17:4
2. Of persons, with art., the whole number, the multitude (in Plat., Thuc., Xen., al., = δῆμος, the commons, or-opposite to δῆμος-the populace) : Act.2:6 15:30 19:9 23:7; τ. λαοῦ, Act.21:36; τ. πόλεως, Act.14:4; πᾶν τὸ π., Act.15:12; with genitive, Luk.1:10 8:37 19:37 23:1, Act.4:32 5:16 6:2, 5 25:24.†
Where it appears
Mark2
Luke8
John2
Acts16
Hebrews1
James1
1 Peter1
In the text
Mark 3:7But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,Mark 3:8And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.Luke 1:10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,Luke 5:6And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.Luke 6:17And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;Luke 8:37Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.Luke 19:37And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;Luke 23:1And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.Luke 23:27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
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