πλῆθοςplēthos
a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace
Greek (New Testament) · G4128
Meanings
1. a great number, a multitude
(a) of things: ἰχθύων, Luke 5:6, John 21:6; φρυγάνων, Acts 28:3; ἁμαρτιιῶν, James 5:20, 1 Peter 4:8; τ. πλήθει, in multitude, Hebrews 11:12
(b) of persons: Acts 21:22; with genitive, Luke 2:13, John 5:3, Acts 5:14; π. πολύ (πολὺ π.), Mark 3:7, Mark 3:8; id. with genitive, Luke 6:17, Luke 23:27, Acts 14:1, Acts 17:4.
2. Of persons, with article, the whole number, the multitude: Acts 2:6, Acts 15:30, Acts 19:9, Acts 23:7; τ. λαοῦ, Acts 21:36; τ. πόλεως, Acts 14:4; πᾶν τὸ π., Acts 15:12; with genitive, Luke 1:10, Luke 8:37, Luke 19:37, Luke 23:1, Acts 4:32, Acts 5:16, Acts 6:2, Acts 6:5, Acts 25:24.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 31 times in the Bible.
- Mark 3:7 Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea,
- Mark 3:8 Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him.
- Luke 1:10 While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
- Luke 2:13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,
- Luke 5:6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!
- Luke 6:17 When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.