Riches
πλοῦτοςStrong’s G4149ploutos
Appears in 21 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ploutos is the Greek word usually translated “riches”, “wealth” and “richness”. It appears in 21 verses of the New Testament.
“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;”
Meaning
Usually translated “riches”, “wealth” and “richness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- riches 16
- of riches 3
- wealth 2
- richness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 5
- Romans 4
- Colossians 2
- Revelation 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
- Mark 4:19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
- Luke 8:14And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
- Romans 2:4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
- Romans 9:23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
- Romans 11:12Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
Greek dictionary
πλοῦτος ploutos · riches
πλοῦτος, -ου, ὁ and (in 2Co.8:2, Eph.1:17 2:7 3:8, 16, Php.4:19, Col.1:27 2:2; see WH, App., 158; M, Pr., 60) τό, [in LXX chiefly for עֹשֶׁר ;] riches, wealth: of external possessions, Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:19, Luk.8:14, 1Ti.6:17, Jas.5:2, Rev.18:16; of moral and spiritual conceptions, Rom.2:4 9:23 11:12, 33, 2Co.8:2, Eph.1:7, 18 2:7 3:8, 16 Php.4:19, Col.1:27 2:2, Heb.11:26, Rev.5:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “riches” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RICH'ES, noun
[This is in the singular number in fact, but treated as the plural.]
- Wealth; opulence; affluence; possessions of land, good or money in abundance.
- Splendid sumptuous appearance.
- In Scripture, an abundance of spiritual blessings.
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.