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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 10 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - So the man spread out exceedingly and had large flocks and female and male servants and camels and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:15 - “The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel when you give the [fn]contribution to Yahweh to make atonement for your souls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16 -

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,

When the [fn]glory of his house increases;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:22 -

A man with an evil eye hurries after wealth

And does not know that want will come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:28 -

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Her children rise up and bless her;

As for her husband, he also praises her, saying:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:12 - The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the satisfaction of the rich man does not [fn]allow him to sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27 -

‘Like a cage full of birds,

So their houses are full of deceit;

Therefore they have become great and rich.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:2 - “So now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to stand [fn]in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, [fn]he will arouse the whole empire against the kingdom of [fn]Greece.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:8 -

And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich;

I have found wealth for myself;

In all my labors they will find in me

No iniquity, which would be sin.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:5 - “Those who buy them slaughter them and are not held guilty, and each of those who sell them says, ‘Blessed be Yahweh. Indeed, I have become rich!’ And their own shepherds do not spare them.
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