noun · neuter
plēthem
Greekπλῆθος (plēthos)
Strong’sG4128
a multitude
stem plēth-31 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
2 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
What it means
πλῆθος, -ους, τό,
[in LXX chiefly for רֹב, also for הָמוֹן, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4128 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplay'-thos
a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace
Fromfrom G4130;
King Jamesbundle, company, multitude.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | plēthem18×πλῆθος | plētheim1×πλήθη |
| of, belonging to genitive | plētheu4×πλήθους | plētheiu |
| to, for dative | plēthe1×πλήθει | plēthei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
plēthe is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
31 occurrences, every one of them listed
plēthem“crowd”subject or objectdirect singular18×
Mark 3:7“crowd”Kai tos Iēsus meta toiu mathētoiu autou anachōrata pros tan thalassan; kai pollem plēthem apo tau Galilaiau akolouthata, kai apo tau IoudaiauSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
Mark 3:8“crowd”kai apo Hierosolumeiu kai apo tau Idoumaiau kai peran tou Iordanou kai peri Turan kai Sidōnan, plēthem pollem, akouarōtois hoseim poiate erchala pros auton.Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
Luke 1:10“multitude”kai pantem tem plēthem ate tou laou proseucherōtem exō ta hōra teu thumiameu;And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
Luke 2:13“multitude”kai exaifnōs gineta sun to angelo plēthem stratiau ouraniau ainarōtoiu ton theon kai legarōtoiu;And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
Luke 6:17“multitude”Kai katabainaratos meta autoiu histanata epi topou pedinou, kai ochlos pollos mathētoiu autou, kai plēthem pollem tou laou apo pantau tau Ioudaiau kai Ierousalēm kai tau paraliau Turau kai Sidōnau,Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
Luke 8:37“people”kai erōtata auton hapantem tem plēthem tau perichōrau toiu Gerasēnoiu aperchara apo autoiu, hoti fobo mego sunechile; autos de embainaratos eis ploiem hupostrefata.Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
Luke 19:37“crowd”engizarōtou de autou ēdē pros ta katabasia teu Oreu taiu Elaiaiu archela hapantem tem plēthem toiu mathētoiu chairarōtois ainarō ton theon fōna mega peri pantaiu haiu horala dunamiaiu,And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
Luke 23:1“assembly”Kai anistanaratem hapantem tem plēthem autoiu agala auton epi ton Pilaton.Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.
Luke 23:27“crowd”Akolouthate de auto pollem plēthem tou laou kai gunaikaiu hais koptele kai thrēnale auton.A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
John 5:3“multitude”en houtai katakeiete plēthem toiu asthenarōtoiu, tufloiu, chōloiu, xēroiu.On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
Acts 2:6“crowd”gineratau de tau fōnau houtau sunerchata tem plēthem kai sunchita, hoti akouale henos hekastos ta idia dialekta lalarōtoiu autoiu;And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
Acts 5:16“people”sunerchete de kai tem plēthem taiu perix politaiu Ierousalēm, ferarōtois asthenoin kai ochlirōtoin hupo pneumeiu akatharteiu, hotinois therapeuile hapantois.Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
Acts 14:4“people”schizita de tem plēthem tau politau, kai tois men ale sun toi Ioudaioi tois de sun toi apostoloi.The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
Acts 15:12“assembly”Sigata de pantem tem plēthem, kai akouale Barnabaou kai Paulou exēgerōtoiu hoseim poiata tos theos sēmeim kai terateim en tei ethnei dia autoiu.The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
Acts 17:4“a … manyof”kai tinois ek autoiu peithila kai prosklērila to Paulo kai to Silao, toiu tē seberōtoiu Hellēnoiu plēthem pollem gunaikaiu tē taiu prōtaiu ouk oligais.Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
Acts 21:36“crowd”akolouthate gar tem plēthem tou laou krazarōtois; Airasōr auton.For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
Acts 23:7“assembly”houtem de autou lalarōtou gineta stasias toiu Farisaioiu kai Saddoukaioiu, kai schizita tem plēthem.As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
Acts 25:24“community”kai fēatō tos Fēstos; Agrippaor basilevor kai pantoir toir sumpareiarōtoir ni anēroir, theōravō houton peri hou hapantem tem plēthem toiu Ioudaioiu entunchanala mi en tē Hierosolumei kai enthade, boarōtois mē darō auton zōarō mēketi.Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
plētheu“group”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
John 21:6“large number”tos de legata autoi; Ballavar eis teim dexeim mereim teu ploieu tem diktuem, kai heuriskavi. ballala oun, kai ouketi autem helkara ischuale apo teu plētheu toiu ichthoiu.He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
Acts 4:32“group”Teu de plētheu toiu pisteuaratoiu ate kardias kai psuchas henas, kai oude henos tinem teiu huparcharōteiu auto legate idiem arō, alla ate autoi panteim koineim.The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
Acts 6:5“group”kai areskata tos logos enōpion panteu teu plētheu, kai eklegela Stefanon, anēron plēros pistiau kai pneumeu hagieu, kai Filippon kai Prochoron kai Nikanōron kai Timōnon kai Parmenaon kai Nikolaon prosēluton Antiochevon,This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
Acts 19:9“congregation”hōs de tinois sklērunile kai apeithale kakologarōtois tan hodan enōpion teu plētheu, afistanaratos apo autoiu aforizata toin mathētoin, kata hēmeran dialegerōtos en ta schola Turannou.But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
plēthe“numerous”to, fordative singular1×
Hebrews 11:12“numerous”dio kai apo henou gennila, kai houteim nekrirētou, kathōs teim astreim tou ouranou te plēthe kai hōs tas ammas tas para tem cheilem tau thalassau tas anarithmētas.And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
plētheim“multitudes”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Acts 5:14“multitudes”mallon de prostithile pisteuarōtois to kurio plētheim anēroiu tē kai gunaikaiu;Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord — large numbers of both men and women.
plēthem7×
Luke 5:6“number”kai houtem poiaratois sunkleiala plēthem ichthoiu pollem, diarrēgnuite de teim diktueim autoiu.When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
Acts 6:2“whole community”proskaleratois de tois dōdeka tem plēthem toiu mathētoiu legala; Ouk arestem atō nin kataleiparatoin ton logon tou theou diakonarō trapezai;So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
Acts 14:1“number”Gineta de en Ikonie kata tem autem eiserchara autoin eis tan sunagōgan toiu Ioudaioiu kai lalara houtōs hōste pisteuara Ioudaioiu tē kai Hellēnoiu pollem plēthem.At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
Acts 15:30“congregation”Tois men oun apoluiratois katerchala eis Antiocheian, kai sunagaratois tem plēthem epidōala tan epistolan;So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
Acts 28:3“bundle”sustrefaratou de tou Paulou fruganeiu tinem plēthem kai epititharatou epi tan puran, echidnas apo tau thermau exercharatas kathaptata tau cheirau autou.Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
James 5:20“multitude”gnōskatōr hoti tos epistrefaratos hamartōlon ek planau hodau autou sōzati psuchan autou ek thanatou kai kaluptati plēthem hamartaiu.consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8“multitude”pro panteiu tan eis heautoin agapan ektenan echarōtois, hoti agapas kaluptatō plēthem hamartaiu;Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.