πλῆθος

greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter31 occurrences7 books31 verses

Definition

πλῆθος, -ους, τό

[in LXX chiefly for רֹב, also for הָמוֹן, etc. ;]

1. a great number, a multitude;

(a) of things : ἰχθύων, Luke 5:6, John 21:6; φρυγάνων, Acts 28:3; ἁμαρτιίῶν, James 5:20, 1 Peter 4:8; τ. πλήθει, in multitude, Hebrews 11:12;

(b) of persons: Acts 21:22 (WH, R, om.); with genitive, Luke 2:13, John 5:3, Acts 5:14; π. πολύ (πολὺ π.), Mark 3:7-8; id. with genitive, Luke 6:17; 23:27, Acts 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) : Acts 2:6; 15:30; 19:9; 23:7; τ. λαοῦ, Acts 21:36; τ. πόλεως, Acts 14:4; πᾶν τὸ π., Acts 15:12; with genitive, Luke 1:10; 8:37; 19:37; 23:1, Acts 4:32; 5:16; 6:2, 5; 25:24.

Hebrew words it translates

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

רֹבrov“abundance”56%
הָמוֹןha.mon“crowd”20%
רַבrav“many”6%
רָבָהra.vah“to multiply”4%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

31 total

Mark 3:7πλῆθος · crowd
So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
Mark 3:8πλῆθος · crowd
Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
Luke 1:10πλῆθος · congregation
And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
Luke 2:13πλῆθος · a great multitude
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
Luke 5:6πλῆθος · number
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
Luke 6:17πλῆθος · number
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.
Luke 8:37πλῆθος · people
Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
Luke 19:37πλῆθος · multitude
And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
Luke 23:1πλῆθος · council
Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.
Luke 23:27πλῆθος · number
A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
John 5:3πλῆθος · a great number
On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
John 21:6πλήθους · great number
He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
Acts 2:6πλῆθος · a crowd
And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
Acts 4:32πλήθους · multitude
The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
Acts 5:14πλήθη · large numbers
Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
Acts 5:16πλῆθος · Crowds
Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
Acts 6:2πλῆθος · all
So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
Acts 6:5πλήθους · group
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
Acts 14:1πλῆθος · number
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.
Acts 14:4πλῆθος · people
The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
Acts 15:12πλῆθος · assembly
The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
Acts 15:30πλῆθος · congregation
So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
Acts 17:4πλῆθος · number
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.
Acts 19:9πλήθους · [and] publicly
But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Acts 21:36πλῆθος · crowd
For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
Acts 23:7πλῆθος · assembly
As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
Acts 25:24πλῆθος · community
Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
Acts 28:3πλῆθος · bundle
Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
Hebrews 11:12πλήθει · numerous
And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
James 5:20πλῆθος · a multitude
…consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8πλῆθος · a multitude
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.