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Lexicon :: Strong's G4128 - plēthos

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πλῆθος
Transliteration
plēthos (Key)
Pronunciation
play'-thos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:274,866

Strong’s Definitions

πλῆθος plēthos, play'-thos; from G4130; a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace:—bundle, company, multitude.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G4128 in the following manner: multitude (30x), company (1x), bundle (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G4128 in the following manner: multitude (30x), company (1x), bundle (1x).

  1. a multitude

    1. a great number, of men or things

    2. the whole number, the whole multitude, the assemblage

      1. the multitude of the people

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλῆθος plēthos, play'-thos; from G4130; a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace:—bundle, company, multitude.
STRONGS G4128:
πλῆθος, πλήθους, τό (ΠΛΑΩ), from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for רֹב, often for הָמון; a multitude, i. e.
a. a great number, namely, of men or things: Acts 21:22 (not Tr WH); Hebrews 11:12 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 120 (114) n.); with πολύ added, Mark 3:7, 8; πλῆθος with a genitive, Luke 2:13; John 21:6; Acts 5:14; Acts 28:3 (A. V. bundle (L T Tr WH add τί)); James 5:20; 1 Peter 4:8; πολύ πλῆθος and πλῆθος πολύ (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 59, 2) with a genitive, Luke 5:6; Luke 11:17; Luke 23:27; John 5:3 (here L brackets G T Tr WH omit πολύ); Acts 14:1; Acts 17:4.
b. with the article, the whole number, the whole multitude; the assemblage: Acts 15:30; Acts 23:7; τοῦ λαοῦ, Acts 21:36; πᾶν τό πλῆθος, Acts 15:12; with a genitive, Luke 1:10; (Luke 8:37 (τῆς περιχώρου); Luke 19:37); Luke 23:1; Acts (Acts 4:32); Acts 5:16; (Acts 6:2,5); Acts 25:24; the multitude of people, Acts 2:6; Acts 19:9; with τῆς πόλεως added, Acts 14:4.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
3:7; 3:8
Luke
1:10; 2:13; 5:6; 8:37; 11:17; 19:37; 23:1; 23:27
John
5:3; 21:6
Acts
2:6; 4:32; 5:14; 5:16; 6:2; 6:5; 14:1; 14:4; 15:12; 15:30; 17:4; 19:9; 21:22; 21:36; 23:7; 25:24; 28:3
Hebrews
11:12
James
5:20
1 Peter
4:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4128 matches the Greek πλῆθος (plēthos),
which occurs 179 times in 170 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:10 - Then he added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:4 - “This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:28 - “From the dew of heaven
and the richness of the earth,
may God always give you abundant harvests of grain
and bountiful new wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The LORD has blessed you through everything I’ve done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:12 - But you promised me, ‘I will surely treat you kindly, and I will multiply your descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore—too many to count.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:7 - There was not enough land to support them both because of all the livestock and possessions they had acquired.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:16 - the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
may he bless these boys.
May they preserve my name
and the names of Abraham and Isaac.
And may their descendants multiply greatly
throughout the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:19 - But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:9 - He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:24 - And the LORD did just as he had said. A thick swarm of flies filled Pharaoh’s palace and the houses of his officials. The whole land of Egypt was thrown into chaos by the flies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - “Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:7 - In the greatness of your majesty,
you overthrow those who rise against you.
You unleash your blazing fury;
it consumes them like straw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:21 - Then the LORD told Moses, “Go back down and warn the people not to break through the boundaries to see the LORD, or they will die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:2 - “You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:13 - Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.[fn] You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven. And I will give them all of this land that I have promised to your descendants, and they will possess it forever.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:5 - They went to Moses and reported, “The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the LORD has commanded us to do!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:36 - Do not charge interest or make a profit at his expense. Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:1 - The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:10 - The LORD your God has increased your population, making you as numerous as the stars!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:22 - When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:5 - “You must then say in the presence of the LORD your God, ‘My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live as a foreigner in Egypt. His family arrived few in number, but in Egypt they became a large and mighty nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:47 - If you do not serve the LORD your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:62

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:62 - Though you become as numerous as the stars in the sky, few of you will be left because you would not listen to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:4 - All these kings came out to fight. Their combined armies formed a vast horde. And with all their horses and chariots, they covered the landscape like the sand on the seashore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:7 - And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin’s army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:5 - These enemy hordes, coming with their livestock and tents, were as thick as locusts; they arrived on droves of camels too numerous to count. And they stayed until the land was stripped bare.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:12 - The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore—too many to count!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16 - Don’t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:5 - The Philistines mustered a mighty army of 3,000[fn] chariots, 6,000 charioteers, and as many warriors as the grains of sand on the seashore! They camped at Micmash east of Beth-aven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:11 - “I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:29 - “What about young Absalom?” the king demanded. “Is he all right?”
Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab told me to come, there was a lot of commotion. But I didn’t know what was happening.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:19 - He has sacrificed many cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and he has invited all the king’s sons to attend the celebration. He also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab, the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25 - Today he has sacrificed many cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and he has invited all the king’s sons to attend the celebration. He also invited the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. They are feasting and drinking with him and shouting, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:47 - Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds[fn] of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:27 - The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:13 - One of his officers replied, “We had better send out scouts to check into this. Let them take five of the remaining horses. If something happens to them, it will be no worse than if they stay here and die with the rest of us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest corners
and explored its deepest forests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:38 - These were the names of some of the leaders of Simeon’s wealthy clans. Their families grew,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:40 - And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:3 - David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:4 - He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:5 - David said, “My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced. And since the Temple to be built for the LORD must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world, I will begin making preparations for it now.” So David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:8 - “But the LORD said to me, ‘You have killed many men in the battles you have fought. And since you have shed so much blood in my sight, you will not be the one to build a Temple to honor my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - “I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the LORD—nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver,[fn] and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - You have a large number of skilled stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen of every kind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:16 - “O LORD our God, even this material we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to you!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:21 - The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs as burnt offerings to the LORD. They also brought liquid offerings and many other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:15 - The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:9 - An immense amount of timber will be needed, for the Temple I am going to build will be very large and magnificent.

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