To multiply
πληθύνωStrong’s G4129plēthunō
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Plēthunō is the Greek word usually translated “would be multiplied”, “is to be multiplied” and “when are multiplying”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,”
Meaning
Usually translated “would be multiplied”, “is to be multiplied” and “when are multiplying”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- would be multiplied 3
- is to be multiplied 1
- when are multiplying 1
- was multiplied 1
- multiplied 1
- it were multiplied 1
- was being multiplied 1
- will multiply 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 5
- Matthew 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
- 1 Peter 1
- 2 Peter 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Jude 1:2In contextMercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
- Matthew 24:12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
- Acts 6:1And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
- Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
- Acts 7:17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
- Acts 9:31Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Greek dictionary
πληθύνω plēthunō · to multiply
πληθύνω (causal of πληθύω, to be full, πληθύς, Ion. for πλῆθος), [in LXX chiefly for רָבָה hi. ;] 1. trans., to increase, multiply: 2Co.9:10 6:14" (LXX) ; pass., to be increased, to multiply: Mat.24:12, Act.6:7 7:17 9:31 12:24; with dative of person(s) (Dan LXX TH 3:31(98) al.), 1Pe.1:2, 2Pe.1:2, Ju 2. 2. Intrans., to be increased, to multiply: Act.6:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “multiply” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MUL'TIPLY, verb transitive
[Latin multiplico; multus, many, and plico, to fold or double.]
- To increase in number; to make more by natural generation or production, or by addition; as, to multiply men, horses or other animals; to multiply evils.“I will multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt” Exodus 7:3
- In arithmetic, to increase any given number as many times as there are units in any other given number.
All definitions and other forms of “multiply”
MUL'TIPLY, verb intransitive
To grow or increase in number.
- “Be fruitful and multiply” Genesis 1:22“When men began to multiply on the face of the earth” Genesis 6:1
- To increase in extent; to extend; to spread.“The word of God grew and multiplied” Acts 12:24
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.