πολύς
polus
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.
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Concordance 322 verses
- Luke 2:34 πολλῶν
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- Luke 2:35 πολλῶν
so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed— and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”
- Luke 2:36 πολλαῖς
There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
- Luke 3:18 Πολλὰ
With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
- Luke 4:25 πολλαὶ
But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
- Luke 4:27 πολλοὶ
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
- Luke 4:41 πολλῶν
Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
- Luke 5:6 πολύ
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
- Luke 5:15 πολλοὶ
But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
- Luke 5:29 πολὺς
Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
- Luke 6:17 πολὺςπολὺ
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 sea coast of Tyre and Sidon.
- Luke 6:23 πολὺς
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
- Luke 6:35 πολύς
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
- Luke 7:11 πολύς
Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
- Luke 7:21 πολλοὺςπολλοῖς
At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
- Luke 7:47 πολλαίπολύ
Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
- Luke 8:3 πολλαί
Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
- Luke 8:4 πολλοῦ
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
- Luke 8:29 πολλοῖς
For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
- Luke 8:30 πολλὰ
“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
- Luke 9:22 πολλὰ
“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
- Luke 9:37 πολύς
The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
- Luke 10:2 πολύς
And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
- Luke 10:24 πολλοὶ
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
- Luke 10:40 πολλὴν
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
- Luke 10:41 πολλά
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
- Luke 12:7 πολλῶν
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:19 πολλὰπολλά
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- Luke 12:47 πολλάς
That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
- Luke 12:48 πολύπολὺπολύ
But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
- Luke 13:24 πολλοί
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
- Luke 14:16 πολλούς
But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
- Luke 14:25 πολλοί
Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
- Luke 15:13 πολλὰς
After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
- Luke 16:10 πολλῷπολλῷ
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- Luke 17:25 πολλὰ
But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
- Luke 18:39 πολλῷ
Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- Luke 21:8 πολλοὶ
Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
- Luke 21:27 πολλῆς
At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- Luke 22:65 πολλὰ
And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
- Luke 23:27 πολὺ
A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
- John 2:12 πολλὰς
After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
- John 2:23 πολλοὶ
While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
- John 3:23 πολλὰ
Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
- John 4:39 πολλοὶ
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
- John 4:41 πολλῷ
And many more believed because of His message.
- John 5:6 πολὺν
When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
- John 6:2 πολύς
A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
- John 6:5 πολὺς
When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
- John 6:10 πολὺς
“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.