G4183: πολύς
polýs · “much”
Definition
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
KJV translates it as: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly
Word origin: including the forms from the alternate ;
Extended definition
[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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How G4183 is translated
- many ×159
- much ×54
- great ×41
- many things ×18
- many. ×12
- great, ×7
- great. ×7
- many, ×7
- more ×7
- a great ×7
- of many ×6
- much, ×5
Bible verses with G4183 (polýs)
Polýs appears in 341 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 2:18
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
- Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Matthew 4:25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
- Matthew 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
- Matthew 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
- Matthew 7:13
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
- Matthew 7:22
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
- Matthew 8:1
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
- Matthew 8:11
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 8:16
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
- Matthew 8:18
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
- Matthew 8:30
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
- Matthew 9:10
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
- Matthew 9:14
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
- Matthew 9:37
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
- Matthew 10:31
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
- Matthew 12:15
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
- Matthew 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
- Matthew 13:3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
- Matthew 13:5
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
- Matthew 13:17
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
- Matthew 13:58
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
- Matthew 14:14
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
- Matthew 14:24
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
- Matthew 15:30
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
All 341 references
- Matthew 16:21
- Matthew 19:2
- Matthew 19:22
- Matthew 19:30
- Matthew 20:16
- Matthew 20:28
- Matthew 20:29
- Matthew 22:14
- Matthew 24:5
- Matthew 24:10
- Matthew 24:11
- Matthew 24:12
- Matthew 24:30
- Matthew 25:19
- Matthew 25:21
- Matthew 25:23
- Matthew 26:9
- Matthew 26:28
- Matthew 26:47
- Matthew 26:53
- Matthew 26:60
- Matthew 27:19
- Matthew 27:52
- Matthew 27:53
- Matthew 27:55
- Mark 1:34
- Mark 1:45
- Mark 2:2
- Mark 2:15
- Mark 3:7
- Mark 3:8
- Mark 3:10
- Mark 3:12
- Mark 4:2
- Mark 4:5
- Mark 4:33
- Mark 5:9
- Mark 5:10
- Mark 5:21
- Mark 5:23
- Mark 5:24
- Mark 5:26
- Mark 5:38
- Mark 5:43
- Mark 6:2
- Mark 6:13
- Mark 6:20
- Mark 6:23
- Mark 6:31
- Mark 6:33
- Mark 6:34
- Mark 6:35
- Mark 7:4
- Mark 7:8
- Mark 7:13
- Mark 8:1
- Mark 8:31
- Mark 9:12
- Mark 9:14
- Mark 9:26
- Mark 10:22
- Mark 10:31
- Mark 10:45
- Mark 10:48
- Mark 11:8
- Mark 12:5
- Mark 12:27
- Mark 12:37
- Mark 12:41
- Mark 13:6
- Mark 13:26
- Mark 14:24
- Mark 14:43
- Mark 14:56
- Mark 15:3
- Mark 15:41
- Luke 1:1
- Luke 1:14
- Luke 1:16
- Luke 2:34
- Luke 2:35
- Luke 2:36
- Luke 3:18
- Luke 4:25
- Luke 4:27
- Luke 4:41
- Luke 5:6
- Luke 5:15
- Luke 5:29
- Luke 6:17
- Luke 6:23
- Luke 6:35
- Luke 7:11
- Luke 7:21
- Luke 7:47
- Luke 8:3
- Luke 8:4
- Luke 8:29
- Luke 8:30
- Luke 9:22
- Luke 9:37
- Luke 10:2
- Luke 10:24
- Luke 10:40
- Luke 10:41
- Luke 12:7
- Luke 12:19
- Luke 12:47
- Luke 12:48
- Luke 13:24
- Luke 14:16
- Luke 14:25
- Luke 15:13
- Luke 16:10
- Luke 17:25
- Luke 18:39
- Luke 21:8
- Luke 21:27
- Luke 22:65
- Luke 23:8
- Luke 23:27
- John 2:12
- John 2:23
- John 3:23
- John 4:39
- John 4:41
- John 5:3
- John 5:6
- John 6:2
- John 6:5
- John 6:10
- John 6:60
- John 6:66
- John 7:12
- John 7:31
- John 7:40
- John 8:26
- John 8:30
- John 10:20
- John 10:32
- John 10:41
- John 10:42
- John 11:19
- John 11:45
- John 11:47
- John 11:55
- John 12:9
- John 12:11
- John 12:12
- John 12:24
- John 12:42
- John 14:2
- John 14:30
- John 15:5
- John 15:8
- John 16:12
- John 19:20
- John 20:30
- John 21:25
- Acts 1:3
- Acts 1:5
- Acts 2:43
- Acts 4:4
- Acts 5:12
- Acts 6:7
- Acts 8:7
- Acts 8:8
- Acts 8:25
- Acts 9:13
- Acts 9:42
- Acts 10:2
- Acts 10:27
- Acts 11:21
- Acts 13:31
- Acts 13:43
- Acts 14:1
- Acts 14:22
- Acts 15:7
- Acts 15:32
- Acts 15:35
- Acts 16:16
- Acts 16:18
- Acts 16:23
- Acts 17:4
- Acts 17:12
- Acts 18:8
- Acts 18:10
- Acts 18:27
- Acts 19:18
- Acts 19:32
- Acts 20:2
- Acts 20:19
- Acts 21:10
- Acts 21:40
- Acts 22:28
- Acts 23:10
- Acts 23:13
- Acts 23:21
- Acts 24:2
- Acts 24:7
- Acts 24:10
- Acts 24:11
- Acts 25:6
- Acts 25:7
- Acts 25:14
- Acts 25:23
- Acts 26:9
- Acts 26:10
- Acts 26:24
- Acts 27:10
- Acts 27:14
- Acts 27:21
- Acts 28:6
- Acts 28:10
- Acts 28:29
- Romans 3:2
- Romans 4:17
- Romans 4:18
- Romans 5:9
- Romans 5:10
- Romans 5:15
- Romans 5:16
- Romans 5:17
- Romans 5:19
- Romans 8:29
- Romans 9:22
- Romans 12:4
- Romans 12:5
- Romans 15:22
- Romans 15:23
- Romans 16:2
- Romans 16:6
- Romans 16:12
- 1 Corinthians 1:26
- 1 Corinthians 2:3
- 1 Corinthians 4:15
- 1 Corinthians 8:5
- 1 Corinthians 10:17
- 1 Corinthians 10:33
- 1 Corinthians 11:30
- 1 Corinthians 12:12
- 1 Corinthians 12:14
- 1 Corinthians 12:20
- 1 Corinthians 12:22
- 1 Corinthians 16:9
- 1 Corinthians 16:12
- 1 Corinthians 16:19
- 2 Corinthians 1:11
- 2 Corinthians 2:4
- 2 Corinthians 2:17
- 2 Corinthians 3:9
- 2 Corinthians 3:11
- 2 Corinthians 3:12
- 2 Corinthians 6:4
- 2 Corinthians 6:10
- 2 Corinthians 7:4
- 2 Corinthians 8:2
- 2 Corinthians 8:4
- 2 Corinthians 8:15
- 2 Corinthians 8:22
- 2 Corinthians 9:12
- 2 Corinthians 11:18
- 2 Corinthians 12:21
- Galatians 1:14
- Galatians 3:16
- Galatians 4:27
- Ephesians 2:4
- Philippians 1:23
- Philippians 2:12
- Philippians 3:18
- Colossians 4:13
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17
- 1 Timothy 3:8
- 1 Timothy 3:13
- 1 Timothy 6:9
- 1 Timothy 6:10
- 1 Timothy 6:12
- 2 Timothy 2:2
- 2 Timothy 4:14
- Titus 1:10
- Titus 2:3
- Philemon 1:7
- Philemon 1:8
- Hebrews 2:10
- Hebrews 5:11
- Hebrews 9:28
- Hebrews 10:32
- Hebrews 12:9
- Hebrews 12:15
- Hebrews 12:25
- James 3:1
- James 3:2
- James 5:16
- 1 Peter 1:3
- 2 Peter 2:2
- 1 John 2:18
- 1 John 4:1
- 2 John 1:7
- 2 John 1:12
- 3 John 1:13
- Revelation 1:15
- Revelation 5:4
- Revelation 5:11
- Revelation 7:9
- Revelation 8:3
- Revelation 8:11
- Revelation 9:9
- Revelation 10:11
- Revelation 14:2
- Revelation 17:1
- Revelation 19:1
- Revelation 19:6
- Revelation 19:12
Words derived from G4183
πάμπολυς G3827
pámpolys — great
πλεῖστος G4118
pleîstos — most
πλείων G4119
pleíōn — greater
πόλις G4172
pólis — city
πολλάκις G4178
pollákis — often
πολλαπλασίων G4179
pollaplasíōn — many times more
πολυλογία G4180
polylogía — wordiness
πολυμερῶς G4181
polymerōs — little by little
πολυποίκιλος G4182
polypoíkilos — manifold
πολύσπλαγχνος G4184
polýsplanchnos — very compassionate
πολυτελής G4185
polytelḗs — valuable
πολύτιμος G4186
polýtimos — valuable
πολυτρόπως G4187
polytrópōs — in many ways