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. James 3:2 πολλὰ

    We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

  2. James 5:16 πολὺ

    Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

  3. 1 Peter 1:3 πολὺ

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  4. 2 Peter 2:2 πολλοὶ

    Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.

  5. 1 John 2:18 πολλοὶ

    Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

  6. 1 John 4:1 πολλοὶ

    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

  7. 2 John 1:7 πολλοὶ

    For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

  8. 2 John 1:12 Πολλὰ

    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  9. 3 John 1:13 Πολλὰ

    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.

  10. Revelation 1:15 πολλῶν

    His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

  11. Revelation 5:4 πολὺ

    And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

  12. Revelation 5:11 πολλῶν

    Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

  13. Revelation 7:9 πολύς

    After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

  14. Revelation 8:3 πολλὰ

    Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.

  15. Revelation 8:11 πολλοὶ

    The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.

  16. Revelation 9:9 πολλῶν

    They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.

  17. Revelation 10:11 πολλοῖς

    And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”

  18. Revelation 14:2 πολλῶν

    And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.

  19. Revelation 17:1 πολλῶν

    Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

  20. Revelation 19:1 πολλοῦ

    After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

  21. Revelation 19:6 πολλοῦπολλῶν

    And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

  22. Revelation 19:12 πολλά

    He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.

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