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)
Gloss
many, great, large; (compar.) more than, greater than; (super.) the most; very large
Definition
great, in magnitude or quantity, much, large, Mt. 13:5; Jn. 3:23; 15:8; pl. many, Mt. 3:7; in time, long, Mt. 25:19; Mk. 6:35; Jn. 5:6; οἱ πολλοι, the many, the mass, Rom. 5:15; 12:5; 1 Cor. 10:33; τὸ πολύ, much, 2 Cor. 8:15; πολύ, as an adv., much, greatly, Mk. 12:27; Lk. 7:47; of time, ἐπὶ πολύ, a long time, Acts 28:6; μετ᾿ οὐ πολὺ, not long after, Acts 27:14; followed by a compar., much, 2 Cor. 8:22; πολλῶ, much, by much, Mt. 6:30; Mk. 10:48; τὰ πολλά, as an adv., most frequently, generally, Rom. 15:22; πολλά, as an adv., much, greatly, vehemently, Mk. 1:45; 3:12; of time, many times, frequently, often, Mt. 9:14

Greek-English Concordance for πολύς

Matthew 26:53 Or do you think that I cannot ask of my Father, and he will immediately place at my disposal more (pleiō | πλείω | adverb-comparative) than twelve legions of angels?
Matthew 26:60 but they found none, even though many (pollōn | πολλῶν | gen pl masc) false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
Matthew 27:19 But while Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; for I have suffered many (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) things in a dream today on account of him.”
Matthew 27:52 the tombs were opened, and many (polla | πολλά | nom pl neut) bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
Matthew 27:53 After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many (pollois | πολλοῖς | dat pl masc).
Matthew 27:55 And looking on from a distance were many (pollai | πολλαί | nom pl fem) women who had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.
Mark 1:34 So he healed many (pollous | πολλούς | acc pl masc) who were sick with various diseases, and drove out many (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
Mark 1:45 However, he went out and began to announce it publicly (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) and spread abroad the news, so that no longer Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, enter but stayed out in unpopulated areas. stayed Yet people kept coming to him from every quarter.
Mark 2:2 Many (polloi | πολλοί | nom pl masc) people gathered so that there was no longer any room, not even at the entrance; and he began speaking the word to them.
Mark 2:15 And as he reclined at table he in Levi’s house, Levi’s many (polloi | πολλοί | nom pl masc) tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, his for there were many (polloi | πολλοί | nom pl masc) who followed him.
Mark 3:7 But Jesus withdrew with his disciples his withdrew to the lake, and there followed a large (poly | πολύ | nom sg neut) crowd from Galilee followed and from Judea,
Mark 3:8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a large (poly | πολύ | nom sg neut) crowd large (poly | πολύ | nom sg neut) came to him when they heard about the things he had done. came to him
Mark 3:10 many (pollous | πολλούς | acc pl masc), For he had healed many (pollous | πολλούς | acc pl masc), so that all who had diseases were pressing forward so they could touch him. all who had diseases
Mark 3:12 But he warned them repeatedly (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) not to disclose who he was.
Mark 4:1 Again Jesus began to teach beside the lake. And a very (pleistos | πλεῖστος | nom sg masc superlative) large (pleistos | πλεῖστος | nom sg masc superlative) crowd gathered about him, crowd very large (pleistos | πλεῖστος | nom sg masc superlative) so that he got into a boat got and sat there out on the lake while all the people were on shore by the edge of the water. on shore were
Mark 4:2 And he taught them many (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) things (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) by parables, many things (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) and in his teaching said to them: in teaching his
Mark 4:5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much (pollēn | πολλήν | acc sg fem) soil, much (pollēn | πολλήν | acc sg fem) and it sprang up right away because it had no depth of soil.
Mark 4:33 So with many (pollais | πολλαῖς | dat pl fem) parables such as these he spoke the word to them, as they were able to understand.
Mark 5:9 And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” your He replied, “Legion is my name, my for we are many.” (polloi | πολλοί | nom pl masc) we are
Mark 5:10 And he kept begging earnestly (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) not to send them send out of the region.
Mark 5:21 When Jesus had crossed Jesus in a boat again to the other side, a large (polys | πολύς | nom sg masc) crowd gathered around him, and he was by the lake.
Mark 5:23 and begged him earnestly (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut), saying, “My little daughter “My is about to die. is about Come and place your hands on her so she will be healed and live.”
Mark 5:24 So Jesus went with him. A large (polys | πολύς | nom sg masc) crowd was following him and crowding around him.
Mark 5:26 She had suffered a great (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut) deal under the care of many (pollōn | πολλῶν | gen pl masc) doctors, and had spent all she had, all yet it benefitted her nothing; rather she had grown worse.
Mark 5:38 They came to the house of the synagogue official, and Jesus saw a commotion with people weeping and wailing loudly (polla | πολλά | acc pl neut).

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