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Lexicon :: Strong's G4129 - plēthynō

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πληθύνω
Transliteration
plēthynō (Key)
Pronunciation
play-thoo'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From another form of πλῆθος (G4128)
mGNT
12x in 8 unique form(s) TR
12x in 9 unique form(s) LXX
161x in 43 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:279,866

Strong’s Definitions

πληθύνω plēthýnō, play-thoo'-no; from another form of G4128; to increase (transitively or intransitively):—abound, multiply.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G4129 in the following manner: multiply (11x), abound (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G4129 in the following manner: multiply (11x), abound (1x).

  1. to increase, to multiply

    1. to be increased, (be multiplied) multiply

  2. to be increased, to multiply

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πληθύνω plēthýnō, play-thoo'-no; from another form of G4128; to increase (transitively or intransitively):—abound, multiply.
STRONGS G4129:
πληθύνω; future πληθύνω; 1 aorist optative 3 person singular πληθῦναι (2 Corinthians 9:10 Rec.); passive, imperfect ἐπληθυνομην; 1 aorist ἐπληθυνθην; (from πληθύς fullness); Aeschyl, Aristotle, Herodian, Geoponica; the Sept. very often for רָבָה, רִבָּה, הִרְבָּה, sometimes for רָבַב;
1. transitive, to increase, to multiply: 2 Corinthians 9:10; Hebrews 6:14 (from Genesis 22:17); passive, to be increased (be multiplied) multiply: Matthew 24:12; Acts 6:7; Acts 7:17; Acts 9:31; Acts 12:24; τίνι (A. V. be multiplied to one i. e.) be richly allotted to, 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Peter 1:2; Jude 1:2 (Daniel 3:31 (Daniel 3:98); Daniel 6:25, Theod.; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 1 inscr. (also Martyr. Polycarp, inscr., Apostolic Constitutions, inscr.)).
2. intransitive, to be increased, to multiply: Acts 6:1.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
22:17
Daniel
6:25
Matthew
24:12
Acts
6:1; 6:7; 7:17; 9:31; 12:24
2 Corinthians
9:10; 9:10
Hebrews
6:14
1 Peter
1:2
2 Peter
1:2
Jude
1:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4129 matches the Greek πληθύνω (plēthynō),
which occurs 161 times in 148 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 1:22–2Sa 22:36)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:22 - Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the [fn]sky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth.”

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To the woman He said,

“I will greatly multiply

Your pain and [fn]conception,

In pain you will [fn]bear children;

Your desire will be for your husband,

And he will rule over you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:5 -

Then Yahweh saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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Then the flood [fn]came upon the earth for forty days, and the water multiplied and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:18 - And the water prevailed and multiplied greatly upon the earth, and the ark went on the [fn]surface of the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17 - “Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you, birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may swarm on the earth, and that they may be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:1 -

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:7 -

“As for you, be fruitful and multiply;

[fn]Swarm on the earth and multiply in it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:10 - Moreover, the angel of Yahweh said to her, “I will greatly multiply your seed so that [fn]they will be too many to be counted.”

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so that I may [fn]confirm My covenant between Me and you,

And that I may multiply you exceedingly.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - “As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall [fn]become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:20 - So Yahweh said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:17 - indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:4 - “And I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and I will give your seed all these lands; and by your seed all the nations of the earth [fn]shall be blessed;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:24 - And Yahweh appeared to him that night and said,

“I am the God of your father Abraham;

Do not fear, for I am with you.

I will bless you and multiply your seed,

For the sake of My servant Abraham.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:3 - “May [fn]God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become an assembly of peoples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:12 - “Ask me ever so much bridal payment and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; but give me the girl as a wife.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:11 - God also said to him,

“I am [fn]God Almighty;

Be fruitful and multiply;

A nation and an assembly of nations shall [fn]come from you,

And kings shall [fn]come forth from your loins.

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And [fn]after a considerable time, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Then Judah was comforted, and he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

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Now Israel [fn]lived in the land of Egypt, [fn]in Goshen, and they took possession of property in it and were fruitful and became very numerous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:4 - and He said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply, and I will make you an assembly of peoples, and I will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession.’

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The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,

Bless these boys;

And may my name [fn]live on in them,

And the [fn]names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;

And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:7 - But the sons of Israel were fruitful and [fn]increased and multiplied and became exceedingly [fn]mighty, so that the land was filled with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - “Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply and it be [fn]in the event of war, that they also join themselves to those who hate us and fight against us and go up from the land.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:20 - So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very [fn]mighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:3 - “But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart with stiffness that I may multiply My signs and My [fn]wonders in the land of Egypt.

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Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My miraculous wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:16 - ‘In proportion to the [fn]extent of the years you shall increase its price, and in proportion to the fewness of the years you shall diminish its price, for it is the number of crops it produces that he is selling to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:9 - ‘So I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will confirm My covenant with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:54 - ‘And you shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:10 - ‘Yahweh your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:3 - “O Israel, you shall listen and [fn]be careful to do it, that it may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, just as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:13 - “And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock, [fn]in the land which He swore to your fathers to give you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - “And Yahweh your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, lest the [fn]wild beasts become too numerous for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:13 - and your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:17 - “Now nothing from that which is devoted to destruction shall cling to your hand, in order that Yahweh may turn from His burning anger and grant compassion to you and show compassion to you and make you multiply, just as He has sworn to your fathers,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:16 - “Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses. Yahweh has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:17 - “And he shall not multiply wives for himself, [fn]or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:11 - “And Yahweh will make you abound in prosperity, in the [fn]offspring of your [fn]body and in the [fn]offspring of your beast and in the [fn]produce of your ground, in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:63

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:63 - “And it will be that as Yahweh delighted over you to prosper you and multiply you, so Yahweh will delight over you to make you perish and destroy you; and you will be torn from the land where you are entering to possess it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:3 - ‘Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the [fn]River and led him through all the land of Canaan and multiplied his seed and gave him Isaac.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:29 - “[fn]Would, therefore, that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” And he said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out.”

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Then the people saw him and praised their god, for they said,

“Our god has given our enemy into our hands,

Even the destroyer of our country,

Who has slain many of us.”

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Now it happened, as she multiplied her praying before Yahweh, that Eli was watching her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:2 - Now it happened from the day when the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; it was twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:19 - And it happened that while Saul talked to the priest, the commotion in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:10 - But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:11 - Then she said, “Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, so that the avenger of blood will not continue to bring about ruin, so that they would not destroy my son.” And he said, “As Yahweh lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.”

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“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,

And Your answer to me makes me great.


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