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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.
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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 31 times in 31 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:7 - Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:8 - Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:10 - While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:13 - Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:6 - And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:17 - When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:37 - And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them.
So Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:37 - When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:1 - Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:27 - A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:3 - Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:6 - Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:6 - When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:32 - All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:14 - Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil[fn] spirits, and they were all healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:2 - So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5 - Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith).

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:1 - The same thing happened in Iconium.[fn] Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:4 - But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:12 - Everyone listened quietly as Barnabas and Paul told about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:30 - The messengers went at once to Antioch, where they called a general meeting of the believers and delivered the letter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:4 - Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:9 - But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:36 - And the crowd followed behind, shouting, “Kill him, kill him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:7 - This divided the council—the Pharisees against the Sadducees—

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are here, this is the man whose death is demanded by all the Jews, both here and in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:3 - As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:12 - And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:20 - you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:8 - Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.
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