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
- 1 Corinthians 16:9 πολλοί
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
- 1 Corinthians 16:12 πολλὰ
Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
- 1 Corinthians 16:19 πολλὰ
The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
- 2 Corinthians 1:11 πολλῶνπολλῶν
as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4 πολλῆςπολλῶν
For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 πολλοὶ
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
- 2 Corinthians 3:9 πολλῷ
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!
- 2 Corinthians 3:11 πολλῷ
For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
- 2 Corinthians 3:12 πολλῇ
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
- 2 Corinthians 6:4 πολλῇ
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
- 2 Corinthians 6:10 πολλοὺς
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
- 2 Corinthians 7:4 πολλήπολλή
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
- 2 Corinthians 8:2 πολλῇ
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
- 2 Corinthians 8:4 πολλῆς
they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
- 2 Corinthians 8:15 πολὺ
As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
- 2 Corinthians 8:22 πολλοῖςπολὺπολλῇ
And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
- 2 Corinthians 9:12 πολλῶν
For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
- 2 Corinthians 11:18 πολλοὶ
Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21 πολλοὺς
I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
- Galatians 1:14 πολλοὺς
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
- Galatians 3:16 πολλῶν
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
- Galatians 4:27 πολλὰ
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
- Ephesians 2:4 πολλὴν
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Philippians 1:23 πολλῷ
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- Philippians 2:12 πολλῷ
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
- Philippians 3:18 πολλοὶ
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- Colossians 4:13 πολὺν
For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5 πολλῇ
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6 πολλῇ
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2 πολλῷ
As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 πολλῇ
Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
- 1 Timothy 3:8 πολλῷ
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- 1 Timothy 3:13 πολλὴν
For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Timothy 6:9 πολλὰς
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
- 1 Timothy 6:10 πολλαῖς
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- 1 Timothy 6:12 πολλῶν
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
- 2 Timothy 2:2 πολλῶν
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
- 2 Timothy 4:14 πολλά
Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- Titus 1:10 πολλοὶ
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
- Titus 2:3 πολλῷ
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
- Philemon 1:7 πολλὴν
I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
- Philemon 1:8 πολλὴν
So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
- Hebrews 2:10 πολλοὺς
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
- Hebrews 5:11 πολὺς
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
- Hebrews 9:28 πολλῶν
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- Hebrews 10:32 πολλὴν
Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
- Hebrews 12:9 πολὺ
Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
- Hebrews 12:15 πολλοί
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
- Hebrews 12:25 πολὺ
See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
- James 3:1 πολλοὶ
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.