Hoping against hope, Abraham believed that he would become the father of many (pollōn | πολλῶν | gen pl neut) nations according to what had been spoken, “So will your descendants be.”

As it is written, “I have made you the father of many (pollōn | πολλῶν | gen pl neut) nations.” He is our father, in the presence of God in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being the things that do not exist.

Much (poly | πολύ | nom sg neut) in every way. first of all, they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

When they had arranged a day to meet with him, many (pleiones | πλείονες | nom pl masc comparative) came to him at his lodging, and he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning till evening.

They also honored us with many (pollais | πολλαῖς | dat pl fem) honors, and when we were getting ready to sail, they put on board whatever we needed.

They were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly fall down dead; but when they waited a long time and saw no misfortune happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

Since they had long (pollēs | πολλῆς | gen sg fem) been without food, Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice and not set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many (pleionas | πλείονας | acc pl fem comparative) days, and no small storm continued to rage, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.

But soon a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed down from Crete.

And since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority (pleiones | πλείονες | nom pl masc comparative) made a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they might be able to reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.