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Lexicon :: Strong's G3793 - ochlos

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ὄχλος
Transliteration
ochlos (Key)
Pronunciation
okh'los
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of ἔχω (G2192) (meaning a vehicle)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:582,750

Trench's Synonyms: xcviii. λαός, ἕθνος, δῆμος, ὄχλος.

Strong’s Definitions

ὄχλος óchlos, okh'los; from a derivative of G2192 (meaning a vehicle); a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot:—company, multitude, number (of people), people, press.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 175x

The KJV translates Strong's G3793 in the following manner: people (82x), multitude (79x), press (5x), company (7x), number of people (1x), number (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 175x
The KJV translates Strong's G3793 in the following manner: people (82x), multitude (79x), press (5x), company (7x), number of people (1x), number (1x).

  1. a crowd

    1. a casual collection of people

      1. a multitude of men who have flocked together in some place

      2. a throng

    2. a multitude

      1. the common people, as opposed to the rulers and leading men

      2. with contempt: the ignorant multitude, the populace

    3. a multitude

      1. the multitudes, seems to denote troops of people gathered together without order

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὄχλος óchlos, okh'los; from a derivative of G2192 (meaning a vehicle); a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot:—company, multitude, number (of people), people, press.
STRONGS G3793:
ὄχλος, ὄχλου, ὁ, in the N. T. only in the historical books and five times in the book of Revelation; as in Greek writings from Pindar and Aeschylus down, a crowd, i. e.
1. a casual collection of people; a multitude of men who have flocked together in some place, a throng: Matthew 9:23, 25; Matthew 15:10, etc.; Mark 2:4; Mark 3:9, and often; Luke 5:1, 19; Luke 7:9, etc.; John 5:13; John 6:22, 24; John 7:20, 32, 49, etc.; Acts 14:14; Acts 17:8; Acts 21:34; τίς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου, Luke 11:27; Luke 12:13; or ἀπό τοῦ ὄχλου, Luke 19:39; 9:38; ἀπό (for i. e. on account of (cf. ἀπό, II. 2 b.)) τοῦ ὄχλου, Luke 19:3; ἡ βία τοῦ ὄχλου, Acts 21:35; πολύς ὄχλος and much more often ὄχλος πολύς, Matthew 14:14; Matthew 20:29; Matthew 26:47; Mark 5:21, 24; Mark 6:34; Mark 9:14; Mark 14:43 (here T Tr WH omit; L Tr marginal reading brackets πολύς); Luke 7:11; Luke 8:4; Luke 9:37; John 6:2, 5; John 12:12 (but here Tr marginal reading brackets WH prefix ὁ; cf. Buttmann, 91 (80)); Revelation 19:1, 6; with the article ὁ πολύς ὄχλος, the great multitude present, Mark 12:37; (ὁ ὄχλος πολύς (the noun forming with the adjective a single composite term, like our) the common people, John 12:9 T WH Tr marginal reading; cf. Buttmann, as above; some would give the phrase the same sense in Mark, the passage cited); πάμπολυς, Mark 8:1 (Rec.); ἱκανός, Mark 10:46; Luke 7:12; Acts 11:24, 26; Acts 19:26; ὁ... πλεῖστος ὄχλος (the most part of the multitude), Matthew 21:8; πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος, Matthew 13:2; Mark 2:13; Mark 4:1; Mark 7:14 (Rec.); Mark 9:15; 11:18; Luke 13:17; Acts 21:27; ὄχλον τοσοῦτον, Matthew 15:33; αἱ μυριάδες τοῦ ὄχλου Luke 12:1; οὐ μετά ὄχλου, not having a crowd with me, Acts 24:18; ἄτερ ὄχλου, in the absence of the multitude ((see ἄτερ)), Luke 22:6. plural οἱ ὄχλοι, very often in Matt. and Luke, as Matthew 5:1; Matthew 7:28; Matthew 9:8, 33, 36; Matthew 11:7; Matthew 12:46; Matthew 13:34, 36, etc.; Luke 3:7, 10; Luke 4:42; Luke 5:3; Luke 8:42, 45; Luke 9:11; Luke 11:14, etc.; Acts 8:6; Acts 13:45; Acts 14:11, 13, 18; Acts 17:13; once in John 7:12 (where Tdf. the singular); in Mark only Mark 6:33 Rec.; and without the article Mark 10:1; ὄχλοι πολλοί, Matthew 4:25; Matthew 8:1; Matthew 12:15 (R G); Matthew 13:2; 15:30; 19:2; Luke 5:15; Luke 14:25; πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι, Matthew 12:23.
2. the multitude, i. e. the common people, opposed to the rulers and leading men: Matthew 14:5; Matthew 21:26; Mark 12:12; (John 7:12b (provided the plural is retained in the first part of the verse)); with contempt, "the ignorant multitude, the populace, John 7:49; ἐπισύστασις ὄχλου, a riot, a mob, Acts 24:12 (L T Tr WH ἐπίστασιν (which see) ὄχλου).
3. universally, a multitude: with a genitive of the class, as τελωνῶν, Luke 5:29; μαθητῶν, Luke 6:17; ὀνομάτων (see ὄνομα, 3), Acts 1:15; τῶν ἱερέων, Acts 6:7; the plural ὄχλοι, joined with λαοί and ἔθνη, in Revelation 17:15 seems to designate troops of men assembled together without order. (The Sept. chiefly for הָמון.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:25; 5:1; 7:28; 8:1; 9:8; 9:23; 9:25; 9:33; 9:36; 11:7; 12:15; 12:23; 12:46; 13:2; 13:2; 13:34; 13:36; 14:5; 14:14; 15:10; 15:30; 15:33; 19:2; 20:29; 21:8; 21:26; 26:47
Mark
2:4; 2:13; 3:9; 4:1; 5:21; 5:24; 6:33; 6:34; 7:14; 8:1; 9:14; 9:15; 10:1; 10:46; 11:18; 12:12; 12:37; 14:43
Luke
3:7; 3:10; 4:42; 5:1; 5:3; 5:15; 5:19; 5:29; 6:17; 7:9; 7:11; 7:12; 8:4; 8:42; 8:45; 9:11; 9:37; 9:38; 11:14; 11:27; 12:1; 12:13; 13:17; 14:25; 19:3; 19:39; 22:6
John
5:13; 6:2; 6:5; 6:22; 6:24; 7:12; 7:12; 7:20; 7:32; 7:49; 7:49; 12:9; 12:12
Acts
1:15; 6:7; 8:6; 11:24; 11:26; 13:45; 14:11; 14:13; 14:14; 14:18; 17:8; 17:13; 19:26; 21:27; 21:34; 21:35; 24:12; 24:18
Revelation
17:15; 19:1; 19:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3793 matches the Greek ὄχλος (ochlos),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - But the king of Edom replied, “Stay out! You may not pass through our land.” With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:13 - The seven priests with the rams’ horns marched in front of the Ark of the LORD, blowing their horns. Again the armed men marched both in front of the priests with the horns and behind the Ark of the LORD. All this time the priests were blowing their horns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:22 - David replied, “All right, come with us.” So Ittai and all his men and their families went along.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:13 - Then a certain prophet came to see King Ahab of Israel and told him, “This is what the LORD says: Do you see all these enemy forces? Today I will hand them all over to you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:15 - He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:12 - But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple’s foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:13 - They were hoping to intimidate me and make me sin. Then they would be able to accuse and discredit me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:17 - I called forth the mighty army of Egypt
with all its chariots and horses.
I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned,
their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:8 - For I will bring them from the north
and from the distant corners of the earth.
I will not forget the blind and lame,
the expectant mothers and women in labor.
A great company will return!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:24 - “See how the siege ramps have been built against the city walls! Through war, famine, and disease, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, who will conquer it. Everything has happened just as you said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:42 - Moab will no longer be a nation,
for it has boasted against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:40 - They will band together in a mob to stone you and cut you up with swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:17 - Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys many lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:24 - They will all come against you from the north[fn] with chariots, wagons, and a great army prepared for attack. They will take up positions on every side, surrounding you with men armed with shields and helmets. And I will hand you over to them for punishment so they can do with you as they please.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:46

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:46 - “Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Bring an army against them and hand them over to be terrorized and plundered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:47

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:47 - For their enemies will stone them and kill them with swords. They will butcher their sons and daughters and burn their homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6 - His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a vast multitude of people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - However, the sons of the king of the north will assemble a mighty army that will advance like a flood and carry the battle as far as the enemy’s fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:11 - “Then, in a rage, the king of the south will rally against the vast forces assembled by the king of the north and will defeat them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:12 - After the enemy army is swept away, the king of the south will be filled with pride and will execute many thousands of his enemies. But his success will be short lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:13 - “A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before.
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