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Lexicon :: Strong's G4147 - plouteō

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πλουτέω
Transliteration
plouteō (Key)
Pronunciation
ploo-teh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:318,873

Strong’s Definitions

πλουτέω ploutéō, ploo-teh'-o; from G4148; to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively):—be increased with goods, (be made, wax) rich.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G4147 in the following manner: be rich (7x), be made rich (2x), rich (1x), wax rich (1x), be increased with goods (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G4147 in the following manner: be rich (7x), be made rich (2x), rich (1x), wax rich (1x), be increased with goods (1x).

  1. to be rich, to have abundance

    1. of outward possessions

  2. metaph. to be richly supplied

    1. is affluent in resources so that he can give blessings of salvation to all

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλουτέω ploutéō, ploo-teh'-o; from G4148; to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively):—be increased with goods, (be made, wax) rich.
STRONGS G4147:
πλουτέω, πλούτῳ; 1 aorist ἐπλούτησα; perfect πεπλούτηκα; (πλοῦτος); from Hesiod down; the Sept. sometimes for עָשַׁר;
a. to be rich, to have abundance: properly, of outward possessions, absolutely, Luke 1:53; 1 Timothy 6:9; 1 aorist I have been made rich, hate become rich, have gotten riches (on this use of the aorist see βασιλεύω, at the end), ἀπό τίνος, Revelation 18:15 (Sir. 11:18; (cf. ἀπό, II. 2 a.)); also ἐκ τίνος (see ἐκ, II. 5), Revelation 18:3, 19; ἐν τίνι (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 8 b. note; the Greeks say πλουτεῖν τίνος, or τίνι, or τί), 1 Timothy 6:18.
b. metaphorically, to be richly supplied: πλουτεῖν εἰς πάντας, is affluent in resources so that he can give the blessings of salvation unto all, Romans 10:12; πλουτεῖν εἰς Θεόν (see εἰς, B. II. 2 b. α.), Luke 12:21; aorist ἐπλούτησα, absolutely, I became rich, i. e. obtained the eternal spiritual possessions: 1 Corinthians 4:8; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Revelation 3:18; πεπλούτηκα, I have gotten riches, Revelation 3:17.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:53; 12:21
Romans
10:12
1 Corinthians
4:8
2 Corinthians
8:9
1 Timothy
1; 6:9; 6:18
Revelation
3:17; 3:18; 18:3; 18:15; 18:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4147 matches the Greek πλουτέω (plouteō),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:53 -
The hungry he hath filled with good things;
And the rich he hath sent empty away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:21 - So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:12 - For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:8 - Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have come to reign without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:18 - that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:3 - For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
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