πολύς

polus

Greek G4183 Adjective 357 occurrences in 322 verses
πολύς much

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

  1. Acts 17:4 πολὺ

    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.

  2. Acts 17:12 πολλοὶ

    As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

  3. Acts 18:8 πολλοὶ

    Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

  4. Acts 18:10 πολὺς

    For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

  5. Acts 18:27 πολὺ

    When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

  6. Acts 19:18 πολλοί

    Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

  7. Acts 20:2 πολλῷ

    After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

  8. Acts 21:40 πολλῆς

    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

  9. Acts 22:28 πολλοῦ

    “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

  10. Acts 23:10 πολλῆς

    The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.

  11. Acts 24:2 Πολλῆς

    When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

  12. Acts 24:10 πολλῶν

    When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.

  13. Acts 25:7 πολλὰ

    When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

  14. Acts 25:23 πολλῆς

    The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.

  15. Acts 26:9 πολλὰ

    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

  16. Acts 26:10 πολλούς

    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

  17. Acts 26:24 πολλά

    At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”

  18. Acts 27:10 πολλῆς

    “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

  19. Acts 27:14 πολὺ

    But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

  20. Acts 27:21 Πολλῆς

    After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

  21. Acts 28:6 πολὺ

    The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

  22. Acts 28:10 πολλαῖς

    The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.

  23. Romans 3:2 πολὺ

    Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.

  24. Romans 4:17 πολλῶν

    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

  25. Romans 4:18 πολλῶν

    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

  26. Romans 5:9 Πολλῷ

    Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

  27. Romans 5:10 πολλῷ

    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

  28. Romans 5:15 πολλοὶπολλῷπολλοὺς

    But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!

  29. Romans 5:16 πολλῶν

    Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.

  30. Romans 5:17 πολλῷ

    For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!

  31. Romans 5:19 πολλοίπολλοί

    For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

  32. Romans 8:29 πολλοῖς

    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

  33. Romans 9:22 πολλῇ

    What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?

  34. Romans 12:4 πολλὰ

    Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,

  35. Romans 12:5 πολλοὶ

    so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.

  36. Romans 15:22 πολλὰ

    That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

  37. Romans 16:2 πολλῶν

    Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.

  38. Romans 16:6 πολλὰ

    Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.

  39. Romans 16:12 πολλὰ

    Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.

  40. 1 Corinthians 1:26 πολλοὶπολλοὶπολλοὶ

    Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

  41. 1 Corinthians 2:3 πολλῷ

    I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.

  42. 1 Corinthians 4:15 πολλοὺς

    Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

  43. 1 Corinthians 8:5 πολλοὶπολλοί

    For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

  44. 1 Corinthians 10:17 πολλοί

    Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

  45. 1 Corinthians 10:33 πολλῶν

    as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

  46. 1 Corinthians 11:30 πολλοὶ

    That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

  47. 1 Corinthians 12:12 πολλὰπολλὰ

    The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.

  48. For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.

  49. As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

  50. On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

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