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Lexicon :: Strong's G4145 - plousios

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πλούσιος
Transliteration
plousios (Key)
Pronunciation
ploo'-see-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:318,873

Strong’s Definitions

πλούσιος ploúsios, ploo'-see-os; from G4149; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with:—rich.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G4145 in the following manner: rich (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G4145 in the following manner: rich (28x).

  1. wealthy, abounding in material resources

  2. metaph. abounding, abundantly supplied

    1. abounding (rich) in Christian virtues and eternal possessions

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλούσιος ploúsios, ploo'-see-os; from G4149; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with:—rich.
STRONGS G4145:
πλούσιος, πλουσία, πλούσιον (πλοῦτος), from Hesiod, Works, 22 down, the Sept. for עָשִׁיר, rich;
a. properly, wealthy, abounding in material resources: Matthew 27:57; Luke 12:16; Luke 14:12; Luke 16:1, 19; Luke 18:23; Luke 19:2; ὁ πλούσιος, substantively, Luke 16:21, 22; James 1:10, 11; οἱ πλούσιοι, Luke 6:24; Luke 21:1; 1 Timothy 6:17; James 2:6; James 5:1; Revelation 6:15; Revelation 13:16; πλούσιος, without the article, a rich man, Matthew 19:23, 24; Mark 10:25; Mark 12:41; Luke 18:25.
b. metaphorically and universally, abounding, abundantly supplied: followed by ἐν with a dative of the thing in which one abounds (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 8 b. note), ἐν ἐληι, Ephesians 2:4; ἐν πίστει, James 2:5; absolutely, abounding (rich) in Christian virtues and eternal possessions, Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:17, on which see Düsterdieck. ἐπτώχευσε πλούσιος ὤν, of Christ, 'although as the ἄσαρκος λόγος he formerly abounded in the riches of a heavenly condition, by assuming human nature he entered into a state of (earthly) poverty,' 2 Corinthians 8:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
19:23; 19:24; 27:57
Mark
10:25; 12:41
Luke
6:24; 12:16; 14:12; 16:1; 16:19; 16:21; 16:22; 18:23; 18:25; 19:2; 21:1
2 Corinthians
8:9
Ephesians
2:4
1 Timothy
6:17
James
1:10; 1:11; 2:5; 2:6; 5:1
Revelation
2:9; 3:17; 6:15; 13:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4145 matches the Greek πλούσιος (plousios),
which occurs 28 times in 28 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:23 - And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:24 - Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:57 - When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:25 - It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:41 - And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:24 - “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:16 - And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:12 - He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[fn] or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:1 - He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:19 - “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:21 - who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:22 - The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side.[fn] The rich man also died and was buried,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:23 - But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:25 - For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:2 - And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:1 - Jesus[fn] looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:9 - For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:4 - But[fn] God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:17 - As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:10 - and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass[fn] he will pass away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:6 - But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1 - Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander[fn] of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 - For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave[fn] and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[fn] to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
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