Most
πλεῖστοςStrong’s G4118pleistos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pleistos is the Greek word usually translated “most”, “very great” and “greatest”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:”
Meaning
Usually translated “most”, “very great” and “greatest”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- most 2
- very great 1
- greatest 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 21:8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
- Mark 4:1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
- 1 Corinthians 14:27If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
Greek dictionary
πλεῖστος pleistos · most
πλεῖστος, πλείων, see: πολύς. πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ;] 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος, Jhn.6:10; χρόνος, Mat.25:19; γογγυσμός, Jhn.7:12; πόνος, Col.4:13; δόξα, Mat.24:30; σιγή, Act.21:40; pl., προφῆται, Mat.13:17; ὄχλοι, Mat.4:25; δαιμόνια, Mrk.1:34; δυνάμεις, Mat.7:22, …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “most” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOST, adjective
superlative of more.
- Consisting of the greatest number.“MOST men will proclaim every one his own goodness” Proverbs 20:6
- consisting of the greatest quantity; greatest; as the most part of the land or the mountain.
All definitions and other forms of “most”
MOST, adverb
In the greatest or highest degree. Pursue that course of life which will most tend to produce private happiness and public usefulness. Contemplations on the works of God expand the mind and tend to produce most sublime views of his power and wisdom.
MOST, noun
[used as a substitute for a noun, when the noun is omitted or understood.]
- The greatest number or part.“Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done” Matthew 11:20
- The most the greatest value, amount or advantage, or the utmost in extent, degree or effect.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.