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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 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to 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 someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:57 - As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become 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 someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:41 - Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:24

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:16 - And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:12 - Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:1 - Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of 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 dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:21 - and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:22 - “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:23 - When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:25

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:2 - A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:1 - As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.

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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 through his poverty might become rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:4 - But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:17 - Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:10 - But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised 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. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1 - Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say 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 - You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, 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, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,
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