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, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος, Jhn.6:10; χρόνος, Mat.25:19; γογγυσμός, Jhn.7:12; πόνος, Col.4:13; δόξα, Mat.24:30; σιγή, Act.21:40; pl., προφῆται, Mat.13:17; ὄχλοι, Mat.4:25; δαιμόνια, Mrk.1:34; δυνάμεις, Mat.7:22, 2. As subst., pl. masc, πολλοί, many (persons): Mat.7:22, Mrk.2:2, al.; with genitive partit., Mat.3:7, Luk.1:16, al.; before ἐκ, Jhn.7:31, Act.17:12; with art., οἱ π., the many, Mat.24:12, Rom.12:5, 1Co.10:17, 33 2Co.2:17; opposite to ὁ εἶς (Lft., Notes, 291), Rom.5:15, 19; neut. pl., πολλά: Mat.13:3, Mrk.5:26, al.; accusative with adverbial force, Mrk.1:45, Rom.16:6 (Deiss., LAE, 317), 1Co.16:12, Jas.3:2, al.; neut. sing., πολύ: Luk.12:48; adverbially, Mrk.12:27, al.; πολλοῦ (genitive pret.), Mat.26:9; with compar. (Bl., §44, 5), π. σπουδαιότερον, 2Co.8:22; πολλῷ πλείους, Jhn.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.: Jhn.15:2, Act.18:2o, Heb.3:3; before παρά, Heb.11:4 (cf. Westc, in l. Was ΠΛΙΟΝΑ here a primitive error for ΗΔΙΟΝΑ ?); pi., Act.13:31, al.; with genitive compar., Mat.21:36; with num. (ἤ of comp. omitted), Act.4:22 24:11, al. 2. As subst., οἱ π., the greater number: Act.10:32 27:12, 1Co.10:5 15:6; also (Bl., §44, 3) others, more, the more: 2Co.2:6 4:15, Php.1:14; πλείονα, Luk.11:53; πλειον, πλέον, Mat.20:10, 2Ti.3:9; with genitive comp., Mk 12:43, Luk.21:3; π. Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε, Mat.12:41; adverbially, Act.4:17 20:9 24:4. 3. As adv., πλεῖον: before ἤ, Luk.9:13; with genitive comp., Mat.5:20; πλείω: with num., Mat.26:53. Superl., πλεῖστος, -η, -ον , (a) prop., most: Mat.11:20 21:8; adverbially, τὸ π., 1Co.14:27; (b) elative (M, Pr., 79), very great: ὄχλος π., Mrk.4:1. (AS)
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G4183 — πολύς
polus · much · Greek
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Matthew 2:18 · πολύς,“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”Matthew 3:7 · πολλοὺςBut when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Matthew 4:25 · πολλοὶGreat multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.Matthew 5:12 · πολὺςRejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.Matthew 6:30 · πολλῷBut if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?Matthew 7:13 · πολλοί“Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.Matthew 7:22 · πολλοὶ · πολλὰςMany will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’Matthew 8:1 · πολλοί.When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.Matthew 8:11 · πολλοὶI tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,Matthew 8:16 · πολλούς,When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;Matthew 8:18 · πολλοὺςNow when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.Matthew 8:30 · πολλῶνNow there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.Matthew 9:10 · πολλοὶIt happened as he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.Matthew 9:14 · πολλά,Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”Matthew 9:37 · πολύς,Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.Matthew 10:31 · πολλῶνTherefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.Matthew 12:15 · πολλοί,Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,Matthew 13:2 · πολλοὶGreat multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.Matthew 13:3 · πολλὰHe spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.Matthew 13:5 · πολλήν,Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.Matthew 13:17 · πολλοὶFor most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.Matthew 13:58 · πολλὰςHe didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.Matthew 14:14 · πολὺνJesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.Matthew 14:24 · πολλοὺςBut the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.Matthew 15:30 · πολλοὶ · πολλοὺςGreat multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,Matthew 16:21 · πολλὰFrom that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.Matthew 19:2 · πολλοί,Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.Matthew 19:22 · πολλά.¶But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.Matthew 19:30 · ΠολλοὶBut many will be last who are first; and first who are last.Matthew 20:28 · πολλῶν.¶even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”Matthew 20:29 · πολύς.As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.Matthew 22:14 · πολλοὶFor many are called, but few chosen.”Matthew 24:5 · πολλοὶ · πολλοὺςFor many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.Matthew 24:10 · πολλοὶThen many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.Matthew 24:11 · πολλοὶ · πολλούς·Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.Matthew 24:12 · πολλῶν.Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.Matthew 24:30 · πολλῆς.and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.Matthew 25:19 · πολὺν“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.Matthew 25:21 · πολλῶν“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’Matthew 25:23 · πολλῶν“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’Matthew 26:9 · πολλοῦFor this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”Matthew 26:28 · πολλῶνfor this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.Matthew 26:47 · πολὺςWhile he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priest and elders of the people.Matthew 26:53 · πλείωOr do you think that I couldn’t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?Matthew 26:60 · πολλῶνand they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,Matthew 27:19 · πολλὰWhile he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.”Matthew 27:52 · πολλὰThe tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;Matthew 27:53 · πολλοῖς.¶and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.Matthew 27:55 · πολλαὶMany women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.Mark 1:34 · πολλοὺς · πολλὰHe healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.Mark 1:45 · πολλὰBut he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.Mark 2:2 · πολλοὶImmediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.Mark 2:15 · πολλοὶ · πολλοί,It happened, that he was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.Mark 3:7 · πολὺJesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,Mark 3:8 · πολὺfrom Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.Mark 3:10 · πολλοὺςFor he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.Mark 3:12 · πολλὰHe sternly warned them that they should not make him known.Mark 4:2 · πολλὰHe taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,Mark 4:5 · πολλήν,Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.Mark 4:33 · πολλαῖςWith many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.Mark 5:9 · πολλοίHe asked him, “What is your name?” He said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”Mark 5:10 · πολλὰHe begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country.Mark 5:21 · πολὺςWhen Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.Mark 5:23 · πολλὰand begged him much, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live.”Mark 5:24 · πολὺςHe went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides.Mark 5:26 · πολλὰ · πολλῶνand had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,Mark 5:38 · πολλά,He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.Mark 5:43 · πολλὰHe strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.Mark 6:2 · πολλοὶWhen the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things?” and, “What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?Mark 6:13 · πολλὰ · πολλοὺςThey cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.Mark 6:20 · πολλὰfor Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.Mark 6:31 · πολλοί,He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.Mark 6:33 · πολλοὶThey saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.Mark 6:34 · πολὺν · πολλά.¶Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.Mark 6:35 · πολλῆς · πολλή·When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.Mark 7:4 · πολλάThey don’t eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)Mark 7:13 · πολλὰmaking void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”Mark 8:1 · πολλοῦIn those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,Mark 8:31 · πολλὰHe began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.Mark 9:12 · πολλὰHe said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?Mark 9:14 · πολὺνComing to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.Mark 9:26 · πολλὰ · πολλοὺςHaving cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”Mark 10:22 · πολλά.But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.Mark 10:31 · πολλοὶBut many who are first will be last; and the last first.”Mark 10:45 · πολλῶν.¶For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”Mark 10:48 · πολλοὶ · πολλῷMany rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”Mark 11:8 · πολλοὶMany spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and spreading them on the road.Mark 12:5 · πολλοὺςAgain he sent another; and they killed him; and many others, beating some, and killing some.Mark 12:27 · πολὺHe is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”Mark 12:37 · πολὺςTherefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.Mark 12:41 · πολλοὶ · πολλά·Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.Mark 13:6 · πολλοὶ · πολλοὺςFor many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and will lead many astray.Mark 13:26 · πολλῆςThen they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.Mark 14:24 · πολλῶν.He said to them, “This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.Mark 14:56 · πολλοὶFor many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony didn’t agree with each other.Mark 15:3 · πολλά.¶The chief priests accused him of many things.Mark 15:41 · πολλαὶwho, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.Luke 1:1 · πολλοὶSince many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,Luke 1:14 · πολλοὶYou will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.Luke 1:16 · πολλοὺςHe will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.Luke 2:34 · πολλῶνand Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.Luke 2:35 · πολλῶνYes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”Luke 2:36 · πολλαῖς,There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,Luke 3:18 · ΠολλὰThen with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,Luke 4:25 · πολλαὶBut truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.Luke 4:27 · πολλοὶThere were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian.”Luke 4:41 · πολλῶνDemons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.Luke 5:6 · πολύ·When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.Luke 5:15 · πολλοὶBut the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.Luke 5:29 · πολὺςLevi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.Luke 6:17 · πολὺς · πολὺHe came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;Luke 6:23 · πολὺςRejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.Luke 6:35 · πολύς,But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.Luke 7:11 · πολύς.It happened soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.Luke 7:21 · πολλοὺς · πολλοῖςIn that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.Luke 7:47 · πολλαί, · πολύ·Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”Luke 8:3 · πολλαὶand Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them from their possessions.Luke 8:4 · πολλοῦWhen a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.Luke 8:29 · πολλοῖςFor Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.Luke 8:30 · πολλὰJesus asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered into him.Luke 9:22 · πολλὰsaying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”Luke 9:37 · πολύς.It happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met him.Luke 10:2 · πολύς,Then he said to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.Luke 10:24 · πολλοὶfor I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.”Luke 10:40 · πολλὴνBut Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”Luke 10:41 · πολλά,Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,Luke 12:7 · πολλῶνBut the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.Luke 12:19 · πολλὰ · πολλά.I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’Luke 12:47 · πολλάς.That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,Luke 12:48 · πολύ, · πολὺ · πολύ,but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.Luke 13:24 · πολλοί,“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.Luke 14:16 · πολλούς·But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.Luke 14:25 · πολλοί.Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,Luke 15:13 · πολλὰςNot many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.Luke 16:10 · πολλῷ · πολλῷHe who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.Luke 17:25 · πολλὰBut first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.Luke 18:39 · πολλῷThose who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”Luke 21:8 · πολλοὶHe said, “Watch out that you don’t get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is at hand.’ Therefore don’t follow them.Luke 21:27 · πολλῆς.¶Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.Luke 22:65 · πολλὰThey spoke many other things against him, insulting him.Luke 23:27 · πολὺA great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.John 2:12 · πολλὰςAfter this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.John 2:23 · πολλοὶNow when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.John 3:23 · πολλὰJohn also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.John 4:39 · πολλοὶFrom that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, “He told me everything that I did.”John 4:41 · πολλῷ · πλείουςMany more believed because of his word.John 5:6 · πολὺνWhen Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?”John 6:2 · πολύς,A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.John 6:5 · πολὺςJesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?”John 6:10 · πολὺςJesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
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