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ὄχλος

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine175 occurrences6 books170 verses

Definition

ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX for הָמוֹן (chiefly in Da TH), קָהָל ,חַיִל, etc. ;]

1. a moving crowd or multitude of persons, a throng: Matthew 9:23, Mark 2:4, Luke 5:1, John 5:13, al.; pl., Matthew 5:1, Mark 10:1, Luke 3:7, and freq.; ὄ. ἱκανός, Mark 10:46, al.; τοσοῦτος, Matthew 15:33; οὐ μετ᾽ ὄχλου, Acts 24:18; ἄτερ ὄχλου, Luke 22:6; πᾶς ὁ ὄ., Matthew 13:2, Mark 2:13, al.; ὄ. πολύς, Matthew 20:29, Mark 5:21, al.; ὁ πολὺς ὄ. (ὄ. π.), the populace, the common people, Mark 12:37 (Swete, in l.; Field, Notes, 37), John 12:9 (Westc, in l.).

2. (As also cl., opposite to δῆμος, which see, and cf. Tr., Syn., §xcviii), the populace, the common people (cf. ὁ πολὺς ὄ., supr.), Matthew 14:5; 21:26, Mark 12:12, John 7:12b; so with contempt (cl.), John 7:49. In a more general sense, a multitude: with genitive, ὀνομάτων (see: ὀ.), Acts 1:15; μαθητῶν, Luke 6:17, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὄχλος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

175 total
  1. Mark 2:4ὄχλον · crowd
    Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
  2. Mark 2:13ὄχλος · people
    Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
  3. Mark 3:9ὄχλον · crowd
    Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
  4. Mark 3:20ὄχλος · crowd
    Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
  5. Mark 3:32ὄχλος · a crowd
    …and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
  6. Mark 4:1ὄχλος · crowd; ὄχλος · people
    Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
  7. Mark 4:36ὄχλον · crowd
    After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
  8. Mark 5:21ὄχλος · crowd
    When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
  9. Mark 5:24ὄχλος · crowd
    So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
  10. Mark 5:27ὄχλῳ · crowd
    When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
  11. Mark 5:30ὄχλῳ · crowd
    At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
  12. Mark 5:31ὄχλον · crowd
    His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
  13. Mark 6:34ὄχλον · crowd
    When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
  14. Mark 6:45ὄχλον · crowd
    Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
  15. Mark 7:14ὄχλον · crowd [to Him]
    Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
  16. Mark 7:17ὄχλου · crowd
    After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
  17. Mark 7:33ὄχλου · crowd
    So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
  18. Mark 8:1ὄχλου · [the] crowd
    In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,
  19. Mark 8:2ὄχλον · crowd
    “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
  20. Mark 8:6ὄχλῳ · crowd; ὄχλῳ · crowd
    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
  21. Mark 8:34ὄχλον · crowd {to Him}
    Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
  22. Mark 9:14ὄχλον · crowd
    When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
  23. Mark 9:15ὄχλος · people
    As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.
  24. Mark 9:17ὄχλου · crowd
    Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
  25. Mark 9:25ὄχλος · a crowd
    When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
  26. Mark 10:1ὄχλοι · [the] crowds
    Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
  27. Mark 10:46ὄχλου · crowd
    Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
  28. Mark 11:18ὄχλος · crowd
    When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
  29. Mark 11:32ὄχλον · people
    But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
  30. Mark 12:12ὄχλον · crowd
    At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
  31. Mark 12:37ὄχλος · crowd
    David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
  32. Mark 12:41ὄχλος · crowd
    As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
  33. Mark 14:43ὄχλος · a crowd
    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
  34. Mark 15:8ὄχλος · crowd
    So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
  35. Mark 15:11ὄχλον · crowd
    But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
  36. Mark 15:15ὄχλῳ · crowd
    And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
  37. Luke 3:7ὄχλοις · crowds
    Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  38. Luke 3:10ὄχλοι · crowds
    The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
  39. Luke 4:42ὄχλοι · crowds
    At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
  40. Luke 5:1ὄχλον · crowd
    On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
  41. Luke 5:3ὄχλους · people
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  42. Luke 5:15ὄχλοι · crowds
    But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
  43. Luke 5:19ὄχλον · crowd
    …but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
  44. Luke 5:29ὄχλος · crowd
    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
  45. Luke 6:17ὄχλος · crowd
    Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
  46. Luke 6:19ὄχλος · crowd
    The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
  47. Luke 7:9ὄχλῳ · crowd
    When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
  48. Luke 7:11ὄχλος · crowd
    Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.