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πλούσιος
ploúsios · Greek · Strong's G4145 · 28 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “rich”
What it means
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
from G4149 (πλοῦτος);
How the KJV renders it
rich
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“rich”
also renders ʻâshîyr (H6223), shôwaʻ (H7771)
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Where it appears
28 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Timothy 6:17 · A-DPM
Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
2 Corinthians 8:9 · A-NSM
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
Ephesians 2:4 · A-NSM
But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
James 1:10 · A-NSM
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
James 1:11 · A-NSM
For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
James 2:5 · A-APM
Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
James 2:6 A-NPMJames 5:1 A-NPMLuke 6:24 A-DPMLuke 12:16 A-GSMLuke 14:12 A-APMLuke 16:1 A-NSMLuke 16:19 A-NSMLuke 16:21 A-GSMLuke 16:22 A-NSMLuke 18:23 A-NSMLuke 18:25 A-ASMLuke 19:2 A-NSMLuke 21:1 A-APMMatthew 19:23 A-NSMMatthew 19:24 A-ASMMatthew 27:57 A-NSMMark 10:25 A-ASMMark 12:41 A-NPMRevelation 2:9 A-NSMRevelation 3:17 A-NSMRevelation 6:15 A-NPMRevelation 13:16 A-APM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.