Forms of the word
Dictionary
πλῆθος, -ους, τό
Greek transliteration
plēthos
Simplified transliteration
plethos
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
31
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3d(2b)
Gloss
large number, crowd, multitude, assembly
Definition
fullness, amplitude, magnitude; a multitude, a great number, Lk. 1:10; 2:13; 5:6; a multitude, a crowd, throng, Mk. 3:7, 8; Lk. 6:17
Greek-English Concordance for πλῆθος
| Acts 23:7 |
When he said this, an argument broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly (plēthos | πλῆθος | nom sg neut) was divided. |
| Acts 25:24 |
And Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people (plēthos | πλῆθος | nom sg neut) petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer. |
| Acts 28:3 |
When Paul had gathered a bundle (plēthos | πλῆθος | acc sg neut) of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out from the heat and fastened onto his hand. |
| Hebrews 11:12 |
And so it was that from this one man, and he was already impotent, there were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven in number (plēthei | πλήθει | dat sg neut) and as innumerable as the grains of sand along the shore of the sea |
| James 5:20 |
he should know that the one who brings a sinner back from the error of his way will save that person’s soul from death and cover a multitude (plēthos | πλῆθος | acc sg neut) of sins. |
| 1 Peter 4:8 |
Above all, maintain a fervent love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude (plēthos | πλῆθος | acc sg neut) of sins. |