Greek · G3793, G4183 · unreviewed

ὄχλοι πολλοί

Crowd · much

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ὄχλος G3793 crowd

Pronunciation óchlos

A disorganized throng of common people, often contrasted with organized civic structures or leadership.

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πολύς G4183 much

Pronunciation polýs

Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.

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What does ὄχλοι πολλοί (ochloi polloi) mean in the Bible?

ὄχλος · πολύς is a Greek word meaning "large crowds, many crowds".

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Meaning

large crowds, many crowds

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:25 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 20:29 · Matt 20:31 · Matt 21:8 · Matt 26:47 · Mark 2:13 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 5:21 · Mark 5:24 · Mark 9:15 · Mark 9:25 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 12:37 46×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:25 · Matt 7:28 · Matt 8:1 · Matt 9:8 · Matt 9:33 · Matt 12:23 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 14:13 · Matt 15:30 · Matt 19:2 · Matt 21:9 · Matt 21:11 · Matt 22:33 · Mark 10:1 · Luke 3:10 · Luke 4:42 27×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:24 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 7:33 · Mark 8:1 · Mark 9:17 · Mark 10:46 · Luke 8:4 · Luke 9:38 · Luke 11:27 · Luke 12:1 · Luke 12:13 · Luke 18:36 · Luke 19:3 · Luke 19:39 · Luke 22:6 · John 5:13 25×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 11:29 1×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 15:35 · Matt 27:15 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 5:30 · Mark 8:6 · Mark 15:15 · Luke 7:9 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 13:14 · John 7:43 · Acts 21:34 12×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:7 · Matt 12:46 · Matt 13:34 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 15:36 · Matt 23:1 · Matt 26:55 · Luke 3:7 · Luke 12:54 · John 7:12 · Acts 14:13 11×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:23 · Matt 14:5 · Matt 14:14 · Matt 15:10 · Matt 15:31 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 15:33 · Matt 17:14 · Matt 21:26 · Mark 2:4 · Mark 3:9 · Mark 4:36 · Mark 5:31 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 6:45 · Mark 7:14 34×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:1 · Matt 8:18 · Matt 9:36 · Matt 13:36 · Matt 14:15 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 14:23 · Matt 15:39 · Matt 21:46 · Matt 27:20 · Luke 5:3 · Luke 7:24 · Luke 23:4 · Acts 13:45 · Acts 14:18 18×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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