πλεῖστοςpleîstos
the largest number or very large
Greek (New Testament) · G4118
Meanings
most: plur. Mt. xi. 20; [ὄχλος πλεῖστος, a very great multitude, Mk. iv. 1 T Tr WH]; ὁ πλεῖστος ὄχλος, the most part of the multitude, Mt. xxi. 8 (Thuc. 7, 78; Plat. rep. 3 p. 397 d; etc.); τὸ πλεῖστον, adverbially, at the most, 1 Co. xiv. 27.*
Same root
- πολύςpolýs · G4183(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
- τετραπλόοςtetraplóos · G5073quadruple
- ἐμπίπλημιempíplēmi · G1705to fill in (up), i.e. (by implication) to satisfy (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God.
- Matthew 21:8 Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
- Mark 4:1 Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore.
- 1 Corinthians 14:27 No more than two or three should speak in tongues. They must speak one at a time, and someone must interpret what they say.
Source: J. H. Thayer, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain.