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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 12 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:53 - he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:21 - So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but 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 the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:8 - Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!

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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 although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:18 - Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 - Because you say, "I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing," but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:3 - For all the nations have fallen from the wine of her immoral passion, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning, "Woe, Woe, O great city - in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth - because in a single hour she has been destroyed!"
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