πλῆθος, -ους, τό [in LXX chiefly for רֹב, also for הָמוֹן, etc. ;] 1. a great number, a multitude; (a) of things : ἰχθύων, Luk.5:6, Jhn.21:6; φρυγάνων, Act.28:3; ἁμαρτιίῶν, Jas.5:20, 1Pe.4:8; τ. πλήθει, in multitude, Heb.11:12; (b) of persons: Act.21:22 (WH, R, om.); with genitive, Luk.2:13, Jhn.5:3, Act.5:14; π. πολύ (πολὺ π.), Mrk.3:7-8; id. with genitive, Luk.6:17 23:27, Act.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) : Act.2:6 15:30 19:9 23:7; τ. λαοῦ, Act.21:36; τ. πόλεως, Act.14:4; πᾶν τὸ π., Act.15:12; with genitive, Luk.1:10 8:37 19:37 23:1, Act.4:32 5:16 6:2, 5 25:24.† (AS)
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G4128 — πλῆθος
plēthos · multitude · Greek
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Mark 3:7 · πλῆθοςSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,Mark 3:8 · πλῆθοςJerusalem, 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 1:10 · πλῆθοςAnd at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.Luke 2:13 · πλῆθοςAnd suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:Luke 5:6 · πλῆθοςWhen they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.Luke 6:17 · πλῆθοςThen 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 8:37 · πλῆθοςThen 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 19:37 · πλῆθοςAnd 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 23:1 · πλῆθοςThen the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.Luke 23:27 · πλῆθοςA great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.John 5:3 · πλῆθοςOn these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.John 21:6 · πλήθουςHe 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 2:6 · πλῆθοςAnd when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.Acts 4:32 · πλήθουςThe 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 5:14 · πλήθηYet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.Acts 5:16 · πλῆθοςCrowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.Acts 6:2 · πλῆθοςSo 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 6:5 · πλήθους,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 14:1 · πλῆθος.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 14:4 · πλῆθοςThe people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.Acts 15:12 · πλῆθοςThe 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 15:30 · πλῆθοςSo the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.Acts 17:4 · πλῆθοςSome 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 19:9 · πλήθους,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 21:36 · πλῆθοςFor the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”Acts 23:7 · πλῆθος.As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.Acts 25:24 · πλῆθοςThen 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 28:3 · πλῆθοςPaul 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 11:12 · πλήθειAnd 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 5:20 · πλῆθοςconsider 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 4:8 · πλῆθοςAbove all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.