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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. Acts 2:43πολλά · many
    A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
  2. Acts 4:4πολλοὶ · many
    But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
  3. Acts 5:12πολλὰ · many
    The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  4. Acts 6:7πολύς · a great
    So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
  5. Acts 8:7πολλοὶ · many; πολλοὶ · many
    With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
  6. Acts 8:8πολλὴ · great
    So there was great joy in that city.
  7. Acts 8:25πολλάς · in many
    And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
  8. Acts 9:13πολλῶν · many [people]
    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
  9. Acts 9:42πολλοὶ · many [people]
    This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
  10. Acts 10:2πολλὰς
    He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
  11. Acts 10:27πολλούς · many [people]
    As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
  12. Acts 11:21πολύς · [a] great
    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
  13. Acts 13:43πολλοὶ · many
    After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
  14. Acts 14:1πολὺ · a great
    At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
  15. Acts 14:22πολλῶν · many
    …strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
  16. Acts 15:7Πολλῆς · much
    After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
  17. Acts 15:32πολλοῦ
    Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
  18. Acts 15:35πολλῶν · many
    But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
  19. Acts 16:16πολλὴν · a large
    One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
  20. Acts 16:18πολλὰς · many
    She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
  21. Acts 16:23πολλάς · with many
    And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
  22. Acts 17:4πολὺ · a large
    Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
  23. Acts 17:12πολλοὶ · many
    As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
  24. Acts 18:8πολλοὶ · many
    Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
  25. Acts 18:10πολὺς · many
    For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
  26. Acts 18:27πολὺ · he {was a} great
    When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
  27. Acts 19:18πολλοί · Many
    Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
  28. Acts 20:2πολλῷ
    After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
  29. Acts 21:40πολλῆς · A great
    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
  30. Acts 22:28πολλοῦ · a high
    “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
  31. Acts 23:10πολλῆς · so violent
    The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
  32. Acts 24:2Πολλῆς · a lasting
    When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
  33. Acts 24:10πολλῶν · many
    When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
  34. Acts 25:7πολλὰ · many
    When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
  35. Acts 25:23πολλῆς · great
    The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
  36. Acts 26:9πολλὰ · all [I could]
    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
  37. Acts 26:10πολλούς · many
    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  38. Acts 26:24πολλά · great
    At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
  39. Acts 27:10πολλῆς · great
    “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
  40. Acts 27:14πολὺ · long
    But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
  41. Acts 27:21Πολλῆς · a long
    After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
  42. Acts 28:6πολὺ · a long
    The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
  43. Acts 28:10πολλαῖς · in many
    The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.
  44. Romans 3:2πολὺ · Much
    Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
  45. Romans 4:17πολλῶν · of many
    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
  46. Romans 4:18πολλῶν · of many
    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
  47. Romans 5:9Πολλῷ · how much
    Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
  48. Romans 5:10πολλῷ · how much
    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
  49. Romans 5:15πολλοὶ · many
    But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!