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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 175 times in 170 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:25 - Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns,[fn] Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:1 - One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:28 - When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:1 - Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:18 - When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:8 - Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for sending a man with such great authority.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:23 - When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:25 - After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:33 - So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!” they exclaimed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36 - When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 - As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:15 - But Jesus knew what they were planning. So he left that area, and many people followed him. He healed all the sick among them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:23 - The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:46 - As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:2 - A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:34 - Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:36 - Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:5 - Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:14 - Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:15 - That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19 - Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:22 - Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:23 - After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:10 - Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:30 - A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:31 - The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:32 - Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:33 - The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:35 - So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:36 - Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:39 - Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:14 - At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. A man came and knelt before Jesus and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:2 - Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:29 - As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - “Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at them.
But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:8 - Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:9 - Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting,
“Praise God[fn] for the Son of David!
Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD!
Praise God in highest heaven!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:11 - And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:26 - But if we say it was merely human, we’ll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 - They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:33 - When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:1 - Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:47 - And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:15 - Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:20 - Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24 - Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:4 - They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:13 - Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that were coming to him.

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