UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: In this set of terms referring to a crowd or a multitude, it is possible that πλῆθος[b] denotes a somewhat larger group of persons than the other terms and that λαός[c] suggests a crowd made up of common people, but one cannot be certain of these distinctions from existing contexts.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: ὄχλος; -ου

Related lemmas: ὀχλέω

Sense 1: crowd, multitude

Semantic entry: 11.1

Semantic domains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

Subdomains: General

Definition: a casual non-membership group of people, fairly large in size and assembled for whatever purpose{N:001}

Notes: In a number of languages there is no term corresponding to ‘crowd.’ One may, however, usually speak of such a group of people as ‘many people’ or ‘many men and women.’ Depending on the context, it may besary to indicate some relative difference in size, for example, ‘very large crowd’ or ‘many, many people.’ If the crowd is relatively small, one may sometimes speak of ‘just some people.’

MAT 4:25: RV MAT 4:25 · LV MAT 4:25 · Read together MAT 4:25

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25 Large crowds from Galil and Dekapolis and Yerushalem (Jerusalem), and from all of Yehudah (Judea) and even beyond the Yarden (Jordan) River, followed after Yeshua.

OET-LV MAT 4:25

25 And great crowds followed after _him from the Galilaia, and the_Dekapolis, and Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and Youdaia, and beyond the Yordanaʸs/(Yardēn).

MAT 5:1: RV MAT 5:1 · LV MAT 5:1 · Read together MAT 5:1

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OET-RV MAT 5:1

5 After seeing the crowds of people, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) climbed up a hill, and when he sat down, his followers drew in close to him

OET-LV MAT 5:1

5 And having _seen the crowds, he _went _up on the mountain, and him having _sat _down, the apprentices/followers of _him approached to _him.

All 164 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 5:13 · RV JHN 6:2 · RV JHN 6:5 · RV JHN 6:22 · RV JHN 6:24 · RV JHN 7:12 · RV JHN 7:20 · RV JHN 7:31–32 · RV JHN 7:40 · RV JHN 7:43 · RV JHN 11:42 · RV JHN 12:9 · RV JHN 12:12 · RV JHN 12:17–18 · RV JHN 12:29 · RV JHN 12:34 · LV JHN 5:13 · LV JHN 6:2 · LV JHN 6:5 · LV JHN 6:22 · LV JHN 6:24 · LV JHN 7:12 · LV JHN 7:20 · LV JHN 7:31–32 · LV JHN 7:40 · LV JHN 7:43 · LV JHN 11:42 · LV JHN 12:9 · LV JHN 12:12 · LV JHN 12:17–18 · LV JHN 12:29 · LV JHN 12:34 · Read together JHN 5:13 · Read together JHN 6:2 · Read together JHN 6:5 · Read together JHN 6:22 · Read together JHN 6:24 · Read together JHN 7:12 · Read together JHN 7:20 · Read together JHN 7:31–32 · Read together JHN 7:40 · Read together JHN 7:43 · Read together JHN 11:42 · Read together JHN 12:9 · Read together JHN 12:12 · Read together JHN 12:17–18 · Read together JHN 12:29 · Read together JHN 12:34

REV: RV REV 7:9 · RV REV 17:15 · RV REV 19:1 · RV REV 19:6 · LV REV 7:9 · LV REV 17:15 · LV REV 19:1 · LV REV 19:6 · Read together REV 7:9 · Read together REV 17:15 · Read together REV 19:1 · Read together REV 19:6

Sense 2: common people, rabble

Semantic entry: 87.64

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: Low Status or Rank [including persons of low status]

Definition: the common people, in contrast with those who are rich, leaders, and/or authorities in the society, often with the implication of disdain and low esteem

Notes: In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘the common people’ is ‘the poor people,’ but in some languages an equivalent depends upon geographical location, for example, ‘those who live on the edge of town’ (the opposite situation from what exists in most present-day metropolitan centers). In still other languages ‘the common people’ may be designated in terms of lack of status, for example, ‘those who have no position’ or ‘those whom the rich do not greet’ or ‘those before whom no one ever bows.’

MAT 14:5: RV MAT 14:5 · LV MAT 14:5 · Read together MAT 14:5

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