πολύς
polýs
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
Lexicon
Derivation: including the forms from the alternate ;
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
- (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many
- neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely
- neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly
Usage
378 occurrences · 0 OT · 378 NT · 56 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- many147 · 44%
- much65 · 19%
- great28 · 8%
- a great25 · 7%
- many things22 · 7%
- of many14 · 4%
- with many5 · 1%
- greatly4 · 1%
- being many2 · 1%
- is great2 · 1%
- unto many2 · 1%
- long2 · 1%
- a long2 · 1%
- to much2 · 1%
- than many2 · 1%
- is far passed1 · 0%
- far spent1 · 0%
- he straitly1 · 0%
- it much1 · 0%
- though many1 · 0%
- for much1 · 0%
- straitly1 · 0%
- shall many1 · 0%
- is plenteous1 · 0%
- oft1 · 0%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.