Gloss
many, great, large; (compar.) more than, greater than; (super.) the most; very large
Forms of the word
Dictionary
πολύς, πολλή, πολύ
Greek transliteration
polys
Simplified transliteration
polys
Numbers
Strong's number
4118
GK Number
4498
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
416
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(2a)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for πολύς
| 2 Corinthians 2:4 | For out of much (pollēs | πολλῆς | gen sg fem) distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many (pollōn | πολλῶν | gen pl neut) tears, not to cause you sorrow but to let you know the love that I have especially for you. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:6 | This punishment on such a person by the majority (pleionōn | πλειόνων | gen pl masc comparative) is enough for him, |
| 2 Corinthians 2:17 | For we are not like so many (polloi | πολλοί | nom pl masc), peddling the word of God. To the contrary, in Christ we speak in the sight of God as men of sincerity, as men sent from God. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:9 | For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much (pollō | πολλῷ | dat sg neut) more will the ministry of righteousness exceed it in glory! |
| 2 Corinthians 3:11 | For if what was fading away came with glory, how much (pollō | πολλῷ | dat sg neut) more will that which is permanent be filled with glory. |
| 2 Corinthians 3:12 | Therefore since we have such a hope, we behave with great (pollē | πολλῇ | dat sg fem) boldness, |
| 2 Corinthians 4:15 | For all these things are for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more (pleionōn | πλειόνων | gen pl masc comparative) people, it may increase thanksgiving to the glory of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 6:4 | Rather, as servants of God, we commend ourselves in every way: in great (pollē | πολλῇ | dat sg fem) endurance, in times of affliction, hardship, and distress; |
| 2 Corinthians 6:10 | as sorrowing, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many (pollous | πολλούς | acc pl masc) rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:4 | I have great (pollē | πολλή | nom sg fem) confidence in you; I take great (pollē | πολλή | nom sg fem) pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our distress. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:2 | how that in a severe (pollē | πολλῇ | dat sg fem) test of affliction, the fullness of their joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the richness of their generosity. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:4 | begging us with great (pollēs | πολλῆς | gen sg fem) insistence for the privilege of joining in this ministry to the saints. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:15 | As it is written, “The one who gathered much (poly | πολύ | acc sg neut) did not have a surplus, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” |
| 2 Corinthians 8:22 | And we are sending along with them our brother whom we have often tested in many (pollois | πολλοῖς | dat pl neut) matters and found to be eager, and now he is all (poly | πολύ | adverb) the more eager because of his great (pollē | πολλῇ | dat sg fem) confidence in you. |
| 2 Corinthians 9:2 | for I know your readiness to help, about which I keep boasting to the Macedonians, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them (pleionas | πλείονας | acc pl masc comparative). |
| 2 Corinthians 9:12 | because the service of this ministry is not only providing for the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing through many (pollōn | πολλῶν | gen pl fem) thanksgivings to God. |
| 2 Corinthians 11:18 | Since there are many (polloi | πολλοί | nom pl masc) who are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast. |
| 2 Corinthians 12:21 | I am afraid that when I come, my God may again humble me before you, and that I will mourn for many (pollous | πολλούς | acc pl masc) who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery in which they indulged. |
| Galatians 1:14 | And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many (pollous | πολλούς | acc pl masc) of my own age in the entire nation, being extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. |
| Galatians 3:16 | Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say, “and to descendants,” referring to many (pollōn | πολλῶν | gen pl neut), but “and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ. |
| Galatians 4:27 | For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren woman, you who bear no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in the pain of childbirth! For the children of the desolate will be more in (polla | πολλά | nom pl neut) number (polla | πολλά | nom pl neut) than those of the woman who has a husband. |
| Ephesians 2:4 | But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great (pollēn | πολλήν | acc sg fem) love with which he loved us, |
| Philippians 1:14 | and that most (pleionas | πλείονας | acc pl masc comparative) of the brothers, having gained confidence in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare more than ever to speak the word of God without fear. |
| Philippians 1:23 | I am hard pressed between the two, in that I have the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very better by far (pollō | πολλῷ | dat sg neut), |
| Philippians 2:12 | So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even (pollō | πολλῷ | dat sg neut) more now in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, |
