Plēthos — G4128

Definition

neuter noun

a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace

1. a great number, namely, of men or things
2. with the article, the whole number, the whole multitude

Usually translated as

multitude, bundle, company

Origin

from G4130

• plḗthō (G4130)

Occurrences

Plēthos occurs 32 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Mark (2), Luke (8), John (2), Acts (17), Hebrews (1), James (1), 1 Peter (1)

• Mark 3:7 — But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude (πλῆθος) from Galilee followed him, and from Judæa,
• Mark 3:8 — And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude (πλῆθος), when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
• Luke 1:10 — And the whole multitude (πλῆθος) of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
• Luke 2:13 — And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude (πλῆθος) of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
• Luke 5:6 — And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude (πλῆθος) of fishes: and their net brake.
• Luke 6:17 — And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude (πλῆθος) of people out of all Judæa and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
• Luke 8:37 — Then the whole multitude (πλῆθος) of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
• Luke 19:37 — And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude (πλῆθος) of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
• Luke 23:1 — And the whole multitude (πλῆθος) of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
• Luke 23:27 — And there followed him a great company (πλῆθος) of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
• John 5:3 — In these lay a great multitude (πλῆθος) of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
• John 21:6 — And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude (πλήθους) of fishes.
• Acts 2:6 — Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude (πλῆθος) came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
• Acts 4:32 — And the multitude (πλήθους) of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
• Acts 5:14 — And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes (πλήθη) both of men and women.)
• Acts 5:16 — There came also a multitude (πλῆθος) out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
• Acts 6:2 — Then the twelve called the multitude (πλῆθος) of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
• Acts 6:5 — And the saying pleased the whole multitude (πλήθους): and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
• Acts 14:1 — And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude (πλῆθος) both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
• Acts 14:4 — But the multitude (πλῆθος) of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
• Acts 15:12 — Then all the multitude (πλῆθος) kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
• Acts 15:30 — So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together (πλῆθος), they delivered the epistle:
• Acts 17:4 — And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude (πλῆθος), and of the chief women not a few.
• Acts 19:9 — But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude (πλήθους), he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
• Acts 21:22 — What is it therefore? the multitude (πλῆθος) must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
• Acts 21:36 — For the multitude (πλῆθος) of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
• Acts 23:7 — And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude (πλῆθος) was divided.
• Acts 25:24 — And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude (πλῆθος) of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
• Acts 28:3 — And when Paul had gathered a bundle (πλῆθος) of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
• Hebrews 11:12 — Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude (πλήθει), and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
• James 5:20 — Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude (πλῆθος) of sins.
• 1 Peter 4:8 — And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude (πλῆθος) of sins.