Greek · G4147 · unreviewed

πλουτέω

To be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)

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πλουτέω G4147

Pronunciation ploutéō

What does πλουτέω (ploutéō) mean in the Bible?

πλουτέω (ploutéō) is a Greek word meaning "to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)". πλουτέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for עָשַׁר hi.

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Meaning

to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)

Extended definition

Wealth accumulation used metaphorically for spiritual abundance or self-sufficiency before God.

to be rich, aor., to become rich: Luk.1:53, 1Ti.6:9; before ἀπό (Sir.11:18), Rev.18:15; ἐκ, Rev.18:3, 19; ἐν (= cl., with genitive, dative, accusative, cf. πλούσιος), 1Ti.6:18. Metaphorical, π. εἰς θεόν, Luk.12:21; of God, εἰς πάντας, Rom.10:12; aor., I became rich, 1Co.4:8, 2Co.8:9, Rev.3:18; pf., I have become rich, Rev.3:17.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Present Aorist Perfect

Voices

Active

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×

Present Active Luke 12:21 · Rom 10:12 · Luke 1:53 3×

Aorist Active Rev 18:15 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Present Active 1 Tim 6:9 · 1 Tim 6:18 2×

Indicative states a fact or reality 4×

Aorist Active Rev 18:3 · Rev 18:19 · 1 Cor 4:8 3×

Perfect Active Rev 3:17 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×

Aorist Active 2 Cor 8:9 · Rev 3:18 2×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 3 resultant 1 subjunctive 2 infinitive 2 participle 4

Tense

aorist 6 present 5 perfect 1

Voice

active 12

Mood

indicative 4 participle 4 infinitive 2 subjunctive 2

NT Occurrences

Luke 1:53 πλουτοῦντας present active participle participle Luke 12:21 πλουτῶν present active participle participle Romans 10:12 πλουτῶν present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 4:8 ἐπλουτήσατε aorist active indicative completed 2 Corinthians 8:9 πλουτήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 6:18 πλουτεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 6:9 πλουτεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Revelation 3:17 πεπλούτηκα perfect active indicative resultant Revelation 3:18 πλουτήσῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 18:15 πλουτήσαντες aorist active participle participle Revelation 18:19 ἐπλούτησαν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 18:3 ἐπλούτησαν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses

Luke 12:13–21 πλουτῶν ploutéō

Being rich

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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.

Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

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

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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