UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m./n.

Inflections: πλοῦτος; -ου

Sense 1: wealth, riches, abundance

Semantic entry: 57.30

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Be Rich, Be Wealthy

Definition: an abundance of possessions exceeding the norm of a particular society and often with a negative connotation

Notes: ‘Your riches’ in RV JAM 5:2 · LV JAM 5:2 · Read together JAM 5:2 may be expressed by means of a descriptive phrase, for example, ‘all the many things you possess.’

MAT 13:22: RV MAT 13:22 · LV MAT 13:22 · Read together MAT 13:22

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22 The seed that landed among the thorns is the person who hears the message, but the world’s worries and wealth’s seductiveness choke out the message and it becomes unfruitful.

OET-LV MAT 13:22

22 And the one having _been _sown among the thorns, this is the one hearing the message, and the worry of_ the _age and the seduction of_ the _riches is _choking the message, and it _is _becoming unfruitful.

MRK 4:19: RV MRK 4:19 · LV MRK 4:19 · Read together MRK 4:19

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OET-RV MRK 4:19

19 but contemporary topics, or the lure of money, or the appetite for other things, choke their good intentions and the message becomes unfruitful in them.

OET-LV MRK 4:19

19 and the worries of _the age, and the seduction of _the riches, and the desires for the other things entering _in, are _choking the message and it _is _becoming unfruitful.

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 13:22 · LV MAT 13:22 · Read together MAT 13:22

MRK: RV MRK 4:19 · LV MRK 4:19 · Read together MRK 4:19

LUK: RV LUK 8:14 · LV LUK 8:14 · Read together LUK 8:14

ROM: RV ROM 9:23 · RV ROM 11:12 · RV ROM 11:33 · LV ROM 9:23 · LV ROM 11:12 · LV ROM 11:33 · Read together ROM 9:23 · Read together ROM 11:12 · Read together ROM 11:33

PHP: RV PHP 4:19 · LV PHP 4:19 · Read together PHP 4:19

TI1: RV TI1 6:17 · LV TI1 6:17 · Read together TI1 6:17

HEB: RV HEB 11:26 · LV HEB 11:26 · Read together HEB 11:26

JAM: RV JAM 5:2 · LV JAM 5:2 · Read together JAM 5:2

REV: RV REV 5:12 · RV REV 18:17 · LV REV 5:12 · LV REV 18:17 · Read together REV 5:12 · Read together REV 18:17

Sense 2: great, abundant, abundantly, greatly, extremely

Semantic entry: 78.15

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]

Definition: a high point on any scale and having the implication of value as well as abundance

Notes: In a number of languages, the expression τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ in RV EPH 1:7 · LV EPH 1:7 · Read together EPH 1:7 would need to be translated as ‘he is very, very kind.’ Though syntactically ὁ πλοῦτος is the nominal head of the phrase in RV EPH 1:18 · LV EPH 1:18 · Read together EPH 1:18, semantically ὁ πλοῦτος indicates the extent of the δόξα, and δόξα, in turn, clarifies the nature of the κληρονομία.

ROM 2:4: RV ROM 2:4 · LV ROM 2:4 · Read together ROM 2:4

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OET-RV ROM 2:4

4 Or maybe you’re taking advantage of God’s kindness and patience, without realising that his kindness was meant to lead you to turn away from your wrongdoing?

OET-LV ROM 2:4

4 Or of _the riches of _the kindness of _him, and of _the forbearance, and of _the patience you _are _despising, not _knowing that the kindness of_ the _god, to repentance you is _leading?

CO2 8:2: RV CO2 8:2 · LV CO2 8:2 · Read together CO2 8:2

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OET-RV CO2 8:2

2 in that as they proved themselves in a time of persecution, they continued to show great positivity and from the depth of their poverty, their generosity resulted in plentiful riches.

OET-LV CO2 8:2

2 that in much provenness of _tribulation, the abundance of _the joy of _them and which according _to depth poverty of _them, been _plentiful into the riches of _the generosity of _them.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 2:4 · LV ROM 2:4 · Read together ROM 2:4

CO2: RV CO2 8:2 · LV CO2 8:2 · Read together CO2 8:2

EPH: RV EPH 1:7 · RV EPH 1:18 · RV EPH 2:7 · RV EPH 3:8 · RV EPH 3:16 · LV EPH 1:7 · LV EPH 1:18 · LV EPH 2:7 · LV EPH 3:8 · LV EPH 3:16 · Read together EPH 1:7 · Read together EPH 1:18 · Read together EPH 2:7 · Read together EPH 3:8 · Read together EPH 3:16

COL: RV COL 1:27 · RV COL 2:2 · LV COL 1:27 · LV COL 2:2 · Read together COL 1:27 · Read together COL 2:2

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πλοῦτος

Form 1

Sense 1: wealth, riches, abundance

Sense 2: great, abundant, abundantly, greatly, extremely