Vocabulary Form
ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ
Definition

crowd, multitude

Erasmian
Modern
Root
ὀχλο
Frequency
175
GK
4063
Cognates

Ochlocracy is mob rule.

Mnemonics

When you are in a crowd, you are close.

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 15:30 And great crowds (ochloi | ὄχλοι | nom pl masc) came to him, bringing with them those who were lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others; and they put them down at his feet and he healed them.
Matthew 15:31 So the crowd (ochlon | ὄχλον | acc sg masc) was astonished when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.
Matthew 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd (ochlon | ὄχλον | acc sg masc) because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.”
Matthew 15:33 And the disciples said to him, “Where in such a desolate place could we find enough bread to feed so great a crowd?” (ochlon | ὄχλον | acc sg masc)
Matthew 15:35 And instructing the crowd (ochlō | ὄχλῳ | dat sg masc) to sit down on the ground,
Matthew 15:36 he took the seven loaves and the fish: and when he had given thanks, he broke them and began distributing them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds (ochlois | ὄχλοις | dat pl masc).
Matthew 15:39 And when he had sent the crowds (ochlous | ὄχλους | acc pl masc) away, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
Matthew 17:14 When they returned to the crowd (ochlon | ὄχλον | acc sg masc), a man approached Jesus, knelt before him,
Matthew 19:2 Large crowds (ochloi | ὄχλοι | nom pl masc) followed him, and he healed them there.
Matthew 20:29 As they were going out of Jericho, a large crowd (ochlos | ὄχλος | nom sg masc) followed him.
Matthew 20:31 The crowd (ochlos | ὄχλος | nom sg masc) rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Matthew 21:8 A very large crowd (ochlos | ὄχλος | nom sg masc) spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from trees and spread them on the road.
Matthew 21:9 The crowds (ochloi | ὄχλοι | nom pl masc) that went before him and those that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
Matthew 21:11 And the crowds (ochloi | ὄχλοι | nom pl masc) said, “This is the prophet, Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd (ochlon | ὄχλον | acc sg masc), for they hold that John was a prophet.”
Matthew 21:46 And although they wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds (ochlous | ὄχλους | acc pl masc) because they held him to be a prophet.
Matthew 22:33 And when the crowd (ochloi | ὄχλοι | nom pl masc) heard this, they were astounded at his teaching.
Matthew 23:1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds (ochlois | ὄχλοις | dat pl masc) and to his disciples,
Matthew 26:47 While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived accompanied by a large crowd (ochlos | ὄχλος | nom sg masc) from the ruling priests and the elders of the people, armed with swords and clubs.
Matthew 26:55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds (ochlois | ὄχλοις | dat pl masc), “Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as though I were a robber? Every day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me.
Matthew 27:15 Now at festival time the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner for the crowd (ochlō | ὄχλῳ | dat sg masc), whomever they wanted.
Matthew 27:20 But the ruling priests and the elders persuaded the crowds (ochlous | ὄχλους | acc pl masc) to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
Matthew 27:24 So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd (ochlou | ὄχλου | gen sg masc), saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; it is your responsibility.”
Mark 2:4 When they were unable to carry him in because of the crowd (ochlon | ὄχλον | acc sg masc), they broke through the roof above Jesus, and when they had dug out an opening, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
Mark 2:13 Once again Jesus went out alongside the lake. A large crowd (ochlos | ὄχλος | nom sg masc) was coming to him, and he was teaching them.