Word

πλῆθος

plēthos · G4128 · Greek · 31 occurrences

See all 31 in Search

Meanings

large number of, a multitude of

A large number of countable objects or events, with the probable implication of some type of grouping

Examples
Luke 5:6 And when they had done this, they caught a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to tear;
John 5:3 In these porticoes lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, limping, or paralyzed.
John 21:6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you will find the fish.” So they cast it, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great quantity of fish.
crowd, multitude

A casual non-membership group of people, fairly large in size and assembled for whatever purpose

Examples
Mark 3:7 Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large multitude from Galilee followed, and also from Judea,
Mark 3:8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard about everything that He was doing and came to Him.
Luke 1:10 And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering.

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

22 occurrences in 16 groups

λαόςpeople 4
Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (21) 21

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

11 occurrences in 3 groups

πολύςmany 7
ἅπαςall 3
τὶςsomeone 1

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἔρχομαιto come 1

What it doesIt is the subject

18 occurrences in 16 groups

ἀκολουθέωto follow, to come behind, to go behind 3
Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17

What is done to itIt is the object

6 occurrences in 5 groups

καλύπτωto cover 2
προσκαλέομαιto call to, to summon 1
συγκλείωto confine, to shut up 1
συνάγωto gather together, to call together 1
συστρέφωto gather together 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 2 groups

ἐνώπιονin front of 4
ἀπόfrom 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 2 groups

καρδίαheart 1
ψυχήlife, soul 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Near synonyms 1 word

ὄχλος óchlos · G3793 · crowd, multitude, common people: πλῆθος and ὄχλος both denote a crowd or multitude. πλῆθος emphasizes numerical fullness — the sheer quantity of people — while ὄχλος emphasizes the crowd as a moving throng, often with the added connotation of the common mass of people. Both are independent terms for crowd-concepts, distinguished by quantitative versus social emphasis.

In the other Testament 2 words

רֹב rôb · H7230 · multitude, abundance, numerous: רֹב (rôb, H7230) רֹב denotes abundance or multitude with emphasis on quantity/magnitude in both abstract and concrete senses (great number, much, abundance), while πλῆθος (plēthos, G4128) πλῆθος specifically denotes a gathered throng or crowd as a discrete collective entity (multitude, populace, assembly).
הָמוֹן hâmôwn · H1995 · noise, uproar, tumult: Hebrew הָמוֹן emphasizes the noise or tumultuous quality of a multitude alongside sheer numerical abundance, while Greek πλῆθος focuses more neutrally on the quantity and fullness of a large number or throng.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Crowd, multitude11.1: πλῆθος names a large gathering of people. Luke's account of the triumphal entry describes the response of the disciples: “And as soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen” (Luke 19:37).
Large number of, a multitude of59.9: The same noun can more generally name a large quantity or number of things or people. Luke's account of the miraculous catch of fish records the disciples' astonishment: “When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to tear” (Luke 5:6).

Word family 22 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

πλήθω plḗthō · G4130 · to fill completely, to fill up, to cause to happen · 24×πληρόω plēróō · G4137 · to fill, to make complete, to complete the number of · 86×πλῆθοςplēthos · G4128πλούσιος ploúsios · G4145 · rich, wealthy, well-to-do · 28×πλοῦτος ploûtos · G4149 · wealth, riches, abundance · 22×πλήρωμα plḗrōma · G4138 · that which fills, contents, full number · 17×πλήρης plḗrēs · G4134 · full, whole, complete · 16×πληθύνω plēthýnō · G4129 · to grow, to increase greatly, to multiply · 12×πλουτέω ploutéō · G4147 · to be rich, to be wealthy, well-todo · 12×ἀναπληρόω anaplēróō · G378 · to make complete, to complete the number of, to provide what is lacking · 6×πληροφορέω plērophoréō · G4135 · to cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill · 6×πληροφορία plērophoría · G4136 · to be absolutely sure, to be certain, complete certainty · 4×πλουσίως plousíōs · G4146 · in large amount, in abundance, rich · 4×πλουτίζω ploutízō · G4148 · to enrich, to make rich, to cause to become rich · 3×συμπληρόω symplēróō · G4845 · to be swamped, to have a boat filling rapidly with water, to complete · 3×προσαναπληρόω prosanaplēróō · G4322 · to provide fully · 2×ἀνταναπληρόω antanaplēróō · G466 · to fill up, to complete, to make complete · 1×ἐκπληρόω ekplēróō · G1603 · to cause to happen, to make happen, to fulfill · 1×ἐκπλήρωσις ekplḗrōsis · G1604 · end, completion · 1×παμπληθεί pamplētheí · G3826 · all together · 1×πλήμμυρα plḗmmyra · G4132 · flood, high water · 1×πλησμονή plēsmonḗ · G4140 · gratification, indulgence · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon πλήθους, τό (ΠΛΑΩ), from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for רֹב, often for הָמון; a…

πλήθους, τό (ΠΛΑΩ), from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for רֹב, often for הָמון; a multitude, i. e.
a. a great number, namely, of men or things: Acts 21:22 (not Tr WH); Heb 11:12 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 120 (114) n.); with πολύ added, Mk 3:7, Mk 3:8; πλῆθος with a genitive, Lk 2:13; Jn 21:6; Acts 5:14; Acts 28:3 (A. V. bundle (L T Tr WH add τί)); Jas 5:20; 1 Pet 4:8; πολύ πλῆθος and πλῆθος πολύ (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 59, 2) with a genitive, Lk 5:6; Lk 11:17; Lk 23:27; Jn 5:3 (here L brackets G T Tr WH omit πολύ); Acts 14:1; Acts 17:4.
b. with the article, the whole number, the whole multitude; the assemblage: Acts 15:30; Acts 23:7; τοῦ λαοῦ, Acts 21:36; πᾶν τό πλῆθος, Acts 15:12; with a genitive, Lk 1:10; (Lk 8:37 (τῆς περιχώρου); ); ; Acts (); ; (Acts 6:2, Acts 6:5); ; the multitude of people, Acts 2:6; Acts 19:9; with τῆς πόλεως added, Acts 14:4.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

General20 occurrences Many, Few [Countables]11 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0