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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. Matthew 4:25ὄχλοι · crowds
    Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
  2. Matthew 5:1ὄχλους · crowds
    When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
  3. Matthew 7:28ὄχλοι · crowds
    When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
  4. Matthew 8:1ὄχλοι · crowds
    When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
  5. Matthew 8:18ὄχλον · crowd
    When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
  6. Matthew 9:8ὄχλοι · crowds
    When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
  7. Matthew 9:23ὄχλον · crowd
    When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.
  8. Matthew 9:25ὄχλος · crowd
    After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
  9. Matthew 9:33ὄχλοι · crowds
    And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
  10. Matthew 9:36ὄχλους · crowds
    When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
  11. Matthew 11:7ὄχλοις · crowds
    As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
  12. Matthew 12:15ὄχλοι · crowds
    Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
  13. Matthew 12:23ὄχλοι · crowds
    The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
  14. Matthew 12:46ὄχλοις · crowds
    While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
  15. Matthew 13:2ὄχλοι · crowds; ὄχλος · people
    Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
  16. Matthew 13:34ὄχλοις · crowds
    Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
  17. Matthew 13:36ὄχλους · crowds
    Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
  18. Matthew 14:5ὄχλον · people
    Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
  19. Matthew 14:13ὄχλοι · crowds
    When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
  20. Matthew 14:14ὄχλον · crowd
    When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
  21. Matthew 14:15ὄχλους · crowds
    When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
  22. Matthew 14:19ὄχλους · crowds; ὄχλοις · people
    And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  23. Matthew 14:22ὄχλους · crowds
    Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
  24. Matthew 14:23ὄχλους
    After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
  25. Matthew 15:10ὄχλον · crowd [to Him]
    Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
  26. Matthew 15:30ὄχλοι · crowds
    Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
  27. Matthew 15:31ὄχλον · crowd
    The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
  28. Matthew 15:32ὄχλον · crowd
    Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
  29. Matthew 15:33ὄχλον · crowd
    The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
  30. Matthew 15:35ὄχλῳ · crowd
    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
  31. Matthew 15:36ὄχλοις · people
    Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  32. Matthew 15:39ὄχλους · crowds
    After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
  33. Matthew 17:14ὄχλον · crowd
    When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
  34. Matthew 19:2ὄχλοι · crowds
    Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
  35. Matthew 20:29ὄχλος · crowd
    As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
  36. Matthew 20:31ὄχλος · crowd
    The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
  37. Matthew 21:8ὄχλος · crowd
    A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
  38. Matthew 21:9ὄχλοι · crowds
    The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  39. Matthew 21:11ὄχλοι · crowds
    The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
  40. Matthew 21:26ὄχλον · people
    But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
  41. Matthew 21:46ὄχλους · crowds
    Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
  42. Matthew 22:33ὄχλοι · crowds
    When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
  43. Matthew 23:1ὄχλοις · crowds
    Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
  44. Matthew 26:47ὄχλος · crowd
    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
  45. Matthew 26:55ὄχλοις · crowd
    At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
  46. Matthew 27:15ὄχλῳ · crowd
    Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
  47. Matthew 27:20ὄχλους · crowds
    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
  48. Matthew 27:24ὄχλου · crowd
    When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”