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πολύς

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greekNew Testament357 occurrences25 books322 verses

Definition

πολύς, πολλή, πολύ,

[in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ;]

1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Acts 11:21; ὄχλος, Mark 5:24; θερισμός, Matthew 9:37; χόρτος, John 6:10; χρόνος, Matthew 25:19; γογγυσμός, John 7:12; πόνος, Colossians 4:13; δόξα, Matthew 24:30; σιγή, Acts 21:40; pl., προφῆται, Matthew 13:17; ὄχλοι, Matthew 4:25; δαιμόνια, Mark 1:34; δυνάμεις, Matthew 7:22,

2. As subst., pl. masc, πολλοί, many (persons): Matthew 7:22, Mark 2:2, al.; with genitive partit., Matthew 3:7, Luke 1:16, al.; before ἐκ, John 7:31, Acts 17:12; with art., οἱ π., the many, Matthew 24:12, Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 10:17, 33, 2 Corinthians 2:17; opposite to ὁ εἶς (Lft., Notes, 291), Romans 5:15, 19; neut. pl., πολλά: Matthew 13:3, Mark 5:26, al.; accusative with adverbial force, Mark 1:45, Romans 16:6 (Deiss., LAE, 317), 1 Corinthians 16:12, James 3:2, al.; neut. sing., πολύ: Luke 12:48; adverbially, Mark 12:27, al.; πολλοῦ (genitive pret.), Matthew 26:9; with compar. (Bl., §44, 5), π. σπουδαιότερον, 2 Corinthians 8:22; πολλῷ πλείους, John 4:41.

Compar., πλείων

, neut., πλεῖον and πλέον (see WH, App., 151), pl., πλείονες, -ας, -α, contr., πλείους, -ω (cf. Mayser, 69), more, greater;

1. as adj.: John 15:2, Acts 18:2o, Hebrews 3:3; before παρά, Hebrews 11:4 (cf. Westc, in l. Was ΠΛΙΟΝΑ here a primitive error for ΗΔΙΟΝΑ ?); pi., Acts 13:31, al.; with genitive compar., Matthew 21:36; with num. (ἤ of comp. omitted), Acts 4:22; 24:11, al.

2. As subst., οἱ π., the greater number: Acts 10:32; 27:12, 1 Corinthians 10:5; 15:6; also (Bl., §44, 3) others, more, the more: 2 Corinthians 2:6; 4:15, Philippians 1:14; πλείονα, Luke 11:53; πλειον, πλέον, Matthew 20:10, 2 Timothy 3:9; with genitive comp., Mark 12:43, Luke 21:3; π. Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε, Matthew 12:41; adverbially, Acts 4:17; 20:9; 24:4.

3. As adv., πλεῖον: before ἤ, Luke 9:13; with genitive comp., Matthew 5:20; πλείω: with num., Matthew 26:53.

Superl., πλεῖστος, -η, -ον

, __(a) prop., most: Matthew 11:20; 21:8; adverbially, τὸ π., 1 Corinthians 14:27;

(b) elative (M, Pr., 79), very great: ὄχλος π., Mark 4:1.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

357 total
  1. Mark 12:27πολὺ
    He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
  2. Mark 12:37πολὺς · large
    David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
  3. Mark 12:41πολλοὶ · many; πολλά · large amounts
    As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
  4. Mark 13:6πολλοὶ · Many; πολλοὺς · many
    Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
  5. Mark 13:26πολλῆς · great
    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
  6. Mark 14:24πολλῶν · many
    He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
  7. Mark 14:56πολλοὶ · many
    For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent.
  8. Mark 15:3πολλά · of many things
    And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
  9. Mark 15:41πολλαὶ · many
    These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
  10. Luke 1:1πολλοὶ · Many
    Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
  11. Luke 1:14πολλοὶ · many
    He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
  12. Luke 1:16πολλοὺς · Many
    Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
  13. Luke 2:34πολλῶν · of many
    Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
  14. Luke 2:35πολλῶν · many
    …so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”
  15. Luke 2:36πολλαῖς
    There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
  16. Luke 3:18Πολλὰ · many
    With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
  17. Luke 4:25πολλαὶ · many
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  18. Luke 4:27πολλοὶ · many
    And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
  19. Luke 4:41πολλῶν · many [people]
    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
  20. Luke 5:6πολύ · [such] a large
    When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
  21. Luke 5:15πολλοὶ · great
    But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
  22. Luke 5:29πολὺς · A large
    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.
  23. Luke 6:17πολὺς · A large; πολὺ · a great
    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.
  24. Luke 6:23πολὺς · great [is]
    Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
  25. Luke 6:35πολύς · great
    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  26. Luke 7:11πολύς · a large
    Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
  27. Luke 7:21πολλοὺς · many [people]; πολλοῖς · to many [who were]
    At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
  28. Luke 7:47πολλαί · many; πολύ · much
    Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
  29. Luke 8:3πολλαί · many
    Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
  30. Luke 8:4πολλοῦ · a large
    While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
  31. Luke 8:29πολλοῖς · Many
    For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
  32. Luke 8:30πολλὰ · many
    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
  33. Luke 9:22πολλὰ · many things
    “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
  34. Luke 9:37πολύς · by a large
    The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
  35. Luke 10:2πολύς · plentiful
    And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
  36. Luke 10:24πολλοὶ · many
    For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
  37. Luke 10:40πολλὴν
    But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
  38. Luke 10:41πολλά · many things
    “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
  39. Luke 12:7πολλῶν · than many
    And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
  40. Luke 12:19πολλὰ · plenty of; πολλά · many
    Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
  41. Luke 12:47πολλάς · many [blows]
    That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
  42. Luke 12:48πολύ · much; πολὺ · much; πολύ · with much
    But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.