ὄχλος

óchlos · Greek · Strong's G3793 · 173 occurrences

The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “company”

What it means

a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot

from a derivative of G2192 (ἔχω) (meaning a vehicle);

How the KJV renders it

company, multitude, number, people, press

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“company”

also renders synodía (G4923), sympósion (G4849), plēthos (G4128), klisía (G2828), ʼôrᵉchâh (H736), bath (H1323), hălîykâh (H1979), hâmôwn (H1995), chebel (H2256), cheber (H2267), chay (H2416), chayil (H2428), lahăqâh (H3862), machălôqeth (H4256), tsâbâʼ (H6635), qibbûwts (H6899), rôʼsh (H7218), shiphʻâh (H8229)

“number”

also renders arithmós (G706), logízomai (G3049), dídōmi (G1325), arithméō (G705), chêqer (H2714), mikçâh (H4373), mᵉnâʼ (H4483), minyân (H4510), miçpâr (H4557), miphqâd (H4662), çᵉphôrâh (H5615), pâqad (H6485)

“multitude”

also renders plēthos (G4128), ʼÂmôwn (H528), hâmôwn (H1995), chay (H2416), mâlêʼ (H4392), mᵉlôʼ (H4393), marbîyth (H4768), rîyb (H7379), shiphʻâh (H8229)

“people”

also renders éthnos (G1484), dēmos (G1218), laós (G2992), ʼîysh (H376), ʼummah (H523), ʼĕnôwsh (H582), lᵉʼôm (H3816), ʻivvêr (H5787), ʻam (H5972)

“press”

also renders biázō (G971), apothlíbō (G598), baréō (G916), synéchō (G4912)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

173 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

Acts 1:15 · N-NSM

In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

Acts 6:7 · N-NSM

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Acts 8:6 · N-NPM

The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

Acts 11:24 · N-NSM

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

Acts 11:26 · N-ASM

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

Acts 13:45 · N-APM

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

Acts 14:11 N-NPMActs 14:13 N-DPMActs 14:14 N-ASMActs 14:18 N-APMActs 14:19 N-APMActs 16:22 N-NSMActs 17:8 N-ASMActs 17:13 N-APMActs 19:26 N-ASMActs 19:33 N-GSMActs 19:35 N-ASMActs 21:27 N-ASMActs 21:34 N-DSMActs 21:35 N-GSMActs 24:12 N-GSMActs 24:18 N-GSMJohn 5:13 N-GSMJohn 6:2 N-NSMJohn 6:5 N-NSMJohn 6:22 N-NSMJohn 6:24 N-NSMJohn 7:12 N-ASMJohn 7:20 N-NSMJohn 7:31 N-GSMJohn 7:32 N-GSMJohn 7:40 N-GSMJohn 7:43 N-DSMJohn 7:49 N-NSMJohn 11:42 N-ASMJohn 12:9 N-NSMJohn 12:12 N-NSMJohn 12:17 N-NSMJohn 12:18 N-NSMJohn 12:29 N-NSMJohn 12:34 N-NSMLuke 3:7 N-DPMLuke 3:10 N-NPMLuke 4:42 N-NPMLuke 5:1 N-ASMLuke 5:3 N-APMLuke 5:15 N-NPMLuke 5:19 N-ASMLuke 5:29 N-NSMLuke 6:17 N-NSMLuke 6:19 N-NSMLuke 7:9 N-DSMLuke 7:11 N-NSMLuke 7:12 N-NSMLuke 7:24 N-APMLuke 8:4 N-GSMLuke 8:19 N-ASMLuke 8:40 N-NSMLuke 8:42 N-NPMLuke 8:45 N-NPM

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