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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, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:24 - I’ll say it again—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 - As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:25 - In fact, 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 Mar 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:41 - Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:24 - “What sorrow awaits you who are rich,
for you have your only happiness now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:16 - Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:12 - Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:1 - Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:19 - Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:21 - As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:22 - “Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham.[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 the man heard this he became very sad, for he was very rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:25 - In fact, 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 - There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:1 - While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:9 - You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:4 - But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:17 - Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:10 - And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:6 - But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1 - Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - “I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 - You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all 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 - He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead.
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