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Much

πολύςStrong’s G4183

polus

Appears in 339 verses of the New Testament

In short

Polus is the Greek word usually translated “many”, “much” and “great”. It appears in 339 verses of the New Testament.

“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
1 Timothy 3:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “many”, “much” and “great”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • many 185
  • much 63
  • great 60
  • many things 20
  • more 7
  • of many 6
  • a great 6
  • greatly 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 56
  • Mark 50
  • Matthew 49
  • Luke 45
  • John 38
  • Romans 18

25 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture
All 339 verses, by book
Galatians 3
1:143:164:27
Ephesians 1
2:4
Philippians 3
1:232:123:18
Colossians 1
4:13
1 Thessalonians 4
1:51:62:22:17
2 Timothy 2
2:24:14
Titus 2
1:102:3
Philemon 2
1:71:8
James 3
3:13:25:16
1 Peter 1
1:3
2 Peter 1
2:2
1 John 2
2:184:1
2 John 2
1:71:12
3 John 1
1:13
Greek dictionary

πολύς polus · much

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 “much” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

MUCH, adjective

  1. Great in quantity or amount.“Thou shalt carry much seed into the field, and gather but little in” Deuteronomy 28:38“Manasseh wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to provoke him to anger” 2 Kings 21:6
  2. Long in duration.
  3. Many in number.“Edom came out against him with much people” Numbers 20:20
All definitions and other forms of “much”

    MUCH, adverb

    In a great degree; by far; qualifying adjectives of the comparative degree; as much more, much stronger, much heavier, much more splendid, much higher. So we say, much less, much smaller, much less distinguished, much weaker, much finer.

    1. To a great degree or extent; qualifying verbs and participles.“Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David” 1 Samuel 19:2“It is a night to be much observed” Exodus 12:42“The soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way” Numbers 21:4
    2. Often or long.
    3. Nearly.

    MUCH, noun

    A great quantity; a great deal.

    1. “He that gathered much had nothing over” Exodus 16:18“To whom much is given, of him much shall be required” Luke 12:48
    2. More than enough; a heavy service or burden.
    3. An uncommon thing; something strange.
    4. A certain or suitable quantity.“Then take as much as thy soul desireth” 1 Samuel 2:16
    5. To an equal degree; adverbially.“In all Israel, there was none to be so much praised as Absalom” 2 Samuel 14:25
    6. To fondle.

    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.