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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 31 times in 31 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:2 - (Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:10 - “The LORD bless you, my daughter!” Boaz exclaimed. “You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - Those who fight against the LORD will be shattered.
He thunders against them from heaven;
the LORD judges throughout the earth.
He gives power to his king;
he increases the strength[fn] of his anointed one.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1 - So the LORD sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: “There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:2 - The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own flock or herd, he took the poor man’s lamb and killed it and prepared it for his guest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:20 - When this decree is published throughout the king’s vast empire, husbands everywhere, whatever their rank, will receive proper respect from their wives!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19 - The wicked go to bed rich
but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:8 - They lurk in ambush in the villages,
waiting to murder innocent people.
They are always searching for helpless victims.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:12 - The princess of Tyre[fn] will shower you with gifts.
The wealthy will beg your favor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2 - High and low,
rich and poor—listen!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:15 - The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20 - The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
while the rich have many “friends.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:11 - The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:2 - The rich and poor have this in common:
The LORD made them both.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 - Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:6 - Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11 - Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:6 - when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:20 - Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts.
And don’t make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom.
For a little bird might deliver your message
and tell them what you said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:14 - The grave[fn] is licking its lips in anticipation,
opening its mouth wide.
The great and the lowly
and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:9 - Listen, you women who lie around in ease.
Listen to me, you who are so smug.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:13 - For your land will be overgrown with thorns and briers.
Your joyful homes and happy towns will be gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 - Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals.
You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.
It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut
and whose stakes are firmly fixed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 - He had done no wrong
and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
he was put in a rich man’s grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:23 - This is what the LORD says:
“Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom,
or the powerful boast in their power,
or the rich boast in their riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:1 - After King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin[fn] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the officials of Judah and all the craftsmen and artisans, the LORD gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem.
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