Lexical Definition
πληθύνω plēthýnō (play-thoo'-no) to multiply G:V
from another form of πλῆθος
abound, multiply.
- to increase (transitively or intransitively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπληθύνθη | multiplied | Acts.7.17 |
| ἐπληθύνετο | it were multiplied | Acts.9.31 |
| was being multiplied | Acts.12.24 | |
| was multiplied | Acts.6.7 | |
| πληθύνων | in multiplying | LXX.Gen.22.17 |
| multiplying | LXX.Gen.3.16 • LXX.Gen.16.10 • LXX.Hab.2.6 • Heb.6.14 | |
| one multiplying | LXX.Prov.28.8 | |
| πληθύνω | I might multiply | LXX.Exod.11.9 |
| πληθύνου | Be multiplied | LXX.Ezek.16.7 |
| multiply | LXX.Gen.35.11 | |
| πληθύνοντεσ | multiplying | LXX.1Chr.8.40 • LXX.Eccl.6.11 |
| πληθύνοντα | multiplying | LXX.Ps.144.13 |
| πληθύνητε | you should multiply | LXX.Isa.1.15 |
| πληθύνησ | multiply | LXX.1Chr.4.10 |
| should multiply | LXX.Jer.2.22 | |
| πληθύνη | he should not multiply | LXX.Deut.17.16 |
| πληθύνεσθε | multiply | LXX.Gen.1.22 • LXX.Gen.1.28 • LXX.Gen.8.17 • LXX.Gen.9.1 • LXX.Gen.9.7 • LXX.Gen.9.7 |
| they shall be multiplied | LXX.Jer.29.6 | |
| πληθύνατε | You multiply | LXX.Gen.34.12 |
| πληθύναι | multiply | LXX.Gen.28.3 |
| to multiply | LXX.Deut.28.63 • LXX.1Chr.27.23 | |
| πληθυνῶ | I will multiply | Heb.6.14 |
| πληθυνώ | I shall multiply | LXX.Jer.33.22 |
| I will multiply | LXX.Gen.3.16 • LXX.Gen.16.10 • LXX.Gen.17.2 • LXX.Gen.17.20 • LXX.Gen.22.17 • LXX.Gen.26.4 • LXX.Gen.26.24 • LXX.Gen.48.4 • LXX.Exod.7.3 • LXX.Lev.26.9 • LXX.Ezek.24.10 • LXX.Ezek.36.10 • LXX.Ezek.36.11 • LXX.Ezek.36.29 • LXX.Ezek.36.30 • LXX.Ezek.36.37 | |
| multiply | LXX.Ezek.37.26 | |
| πληθυνόντων | when are multiplying | Acts.6.1 |
| πληθυνούσι | shall multiply | LXX.Ps.65.13 |
| πληθυνθῆναι | is to be multiplied | Matt.24.12 |
| πληθυνθώσιν | should be multiplied | LXX.Ezek.21.15 |
| you should multiply | LXX.Deut.11.21 | |
| πληθυνθείησαν | may they multiply | LXX.Gen.48.16 |
| πληθυνθείη | be multiplied unto you | LXX.Dan.6.25 |
| multiplied | LXX.Dan.4.1 | |
| would be multiplied | 1Pet.1.2 • 2Pet.1.2 • Jude.1.2 | |
| πληθυνθήτε | you should be multiplied | LXX.Jer.3.16 |
| you should multiply | LXX.Deut.6.3 | |
| πληθυνθήσονται | be multiplied | LXX.Jer.23.3 |
| shall be multiplied | LXX.Prov.28.28 • LXX.Isa.6.12 | |
| they shall be multiplied | LXX.Job.39.4 • LXX.Ps.92.14 • LXX.Ps.139.18 • LXX.Isa.14.2 • LXX.Ezek.36.11 • LXX.Zech.10.8 | |
| πληθυνθήσεται | he shall be multiplied | LXX.Ps.92.12 |
| shall be multiplied | LXX.Prov.13.11 | |
| πληθυνθήσεταί | will be multiplied | LXX.Prov.4.10 |
| πληθυνθήναι | to multiply | LXX.2Sam.14.11 |
| πληθυνθή | be multiplied | LXX.Dan.12.4 |
| should be multiplied | LXX.Ezra.4.22 • LXX.Ps.49.16 | |
| should multiply | LXX.Deut.7.22 | |
| they should multiply | LXX.Exod.1.10 | |
| πληθυνθέντων | having been multiplied | LXX.Deut.8.13 • LXX.Deut.8.13 |
| shall be multiplying | LXX.Deut.8.13 | |
| πληθυνεῖ | will multiply | 2Cor.9.10 |
| πληθυνείτε | you shall multiply | LXX.Num.33.54 |
| πληθυνεί | he shall multiply | LXX.Lev.25.16 • LXX.Dan.11.39 |
| he will fill | LXX.Ps.78.38 | |
| it is multiplied | LXX.Jer.46.23 | |
| multiplies | LXX.Eccl.10.14 | |
| multiply | LXX.Deut.17.16 • LXX.Deut.17.17 • LXX.Deut.17.17 | |
| shall multiply | LXX.Deut.7.13 • LXX.Deut.28.11 | |
| πληθυνή | should multiply | LXX.Deut.13.17 |
| πληθυνέσθωσαν | let | LXX.Gen.1.22 |
| πλήθυνον | Multiply | LXX.Judg.9.29 • LXX.Ps.65.10 |
| πεπληθυμμένοι | multiplying | LXX.1Sam.25.10 |
| πεπλήθυνται | has multiplied | LXX.Gen.18.20 |
| επληθύνθησαν | are multiplied | LXX.Eccl.5.11 • LXX.Ezek.22.25 |
| multiplied | LXX.Gen.38.12 • LXX.Gen.47.27 • LXX.Exod.1.7 • LXX.1Chr.5.9 • LXX.Ezra.9.6 • LXX.Ps.3.1 • LXX.Ps.69.4 | |
| multiply | LXX.Ps.38.19 | |
| they were filled | LXX.Ps.4.7 | |
| they were multiplied | LXX.1Chr.4.38 • LXX.Ps.25.19 • LXX.Ps.40.5 • LXX.Ps.40.12 • LXX.Ps.107.38 | |
| were multiplied | LXX.1Chr.5.23 • LXX.Ps.16.4 • LXX.Ps.25.17 • LXX.Jer.15.8 • LXX.Ezek.31.5 | |
| were multiplying | LXX.Gen.6.5 | |
| επληθύνθησ | you were multiplied | LXX.Ezek.16.7 |
| επληθύνθη | Solomon multiplied | LXX.1Kgs.4.30 |
| are multiplied | LXX.Joel.3.13 | |
| multiplied | LXX.Gen.7.17 | |
| was multiplied | LXX.Ps.106.29 • LXX.Ps.119.69 • LXX.Hos.9.7 | |
| επληθύνετο | it multiplied | LXX.2Sam.15.12 |
| multiplied | LXX.Gen.7.18 | |
| επληθύνε | it multiplied | LXX.1Sam.14.19 |
| επληθύνατε | You multiplied | LXX.Ezek.11.6 • LXX.Amos.4.4 • LXX.Amos.4.9 |
| επληθύναμεν | we multiplied | LXX.Ezra.10.13 |
| επλήθυνεν | Ephraim multiplied | LXX.Hos.8.11 |
| he multiplied | LXX.Exod.1.20 | |
| multiplied | LXX.Deut.1.10 | |
| επλήθυνε | he multiplied | LXX.2Chr.33.6 • LXX.Ps.18.14 • LXX.Hos.10.1 • LXX.Hos.12.1 |
| multiplied | LXX.Exod.1.7 • LXX.Judg.16.24 • LXX.2Chr.33.23 • LXX.Lam.2.5 • LXX.Hos.8.14 | |
| she multiplied | LXX.1Sam.1.12 • LXX.Ezek.19.2 | |
| to multiply | LXX.2Kgs.21.6 | |
| επλήθυνασ | did you multiply | LXX.Ezek.28.5 |
| you multiplied | LXX.Neh.9.23 • LXX.Ps.36.7 • LXX.Ps.65.9 • LXX.Isa.57.9 • LXX.Jer.46.11 • LXX.Ezek.16.25 • LXX.Ezek.16.29 • LXX.Ezek.16.51 • LXX.Ezek.23.19 • LXX.Nah.3.16 | |
| επλήθυναν | multiplied | LXX.2Chr.36.14 • LXX.Jer.30.14 |
| multiply | LXX.1Chr.23.11 | |
| they multiplied | LXX.1Chr.7.4 • LXX.Jer.5.6 • LXX.Ezek.27.15 | |
| they multiplied not | LXX.1Chr.4.27 | |
| were multiplied | LXX.1Sam.7.2 | |
| επλήθυνα | I filled | LXX.Lam.2.22 |
| I multiplied | LXX.Josh.24.3 | |
| multiplied | LXX.Isa.51.2 • LXX.Hos.2.8 • LXX.Hos.12.10 | |
| επλήθυνέ | multiplied | LXX.2Sam.22.36 |
Abbott-Smith
πληθύνω (causal of πληθύω, to be full, < πληθύς, Ion. for πλῆθος), [in LXX chiefly for רבה hi.;]
1. trans., to increase, multiply: II Co 9:10, He 6:14(LXX); pass., to be increased, to multiply: Mt 24:12, Ac 6:7 7:17 9:31 12:24; c. dat. pers. (Da LXX TH 3:31* (98) al.), I Pe 1:2, II Pe 1:2, Ju 2.
2. Intrans., to be increased, to multiply: Ac 6:1.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Daniel | 4:31* · 4:98 |
| Matthew | 24:12 |
| Acts | 6:1 · 6:7 · 7:17 · 9:31 · 12:24 |
| 2 Corinthians | 9:10 |
| Hebrews | 6:14 |
| 1 Peter | 1:2 |
| 2 Peter | 1:2 |
| Jude | 1:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πληθύνω-ύνω,
future -ῠνῶ[NT]: aorist ἐπλήθυνα [Refs 5th c.AD+] —causal of πληθύνωύω, increase, multiply, [LXX+1st c.AD+]:—passive, ταῖς γυναιξὶ τὸ γάλα πληθύνωύνεται abounds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 make multiple, 'plurify', κατὰ ἀναλογίαν [τὸ ἡνωμένον] ἐπληθύνωύναμεν τῶν κατωτέρω πεπληθύνωυσμένων τὸν πρῶτον πληθύνωυσμόν Dam.[same place]; θεοὶ -όμενοι μὲν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, περὶ αὐτὸν δὲ ἑνοειδῶς ὄντες [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__3 intransitive, see at {πληθύνωύω} [Refs]
__4 use the plural, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II passive, to be in the majority, prevail, δήμου.. χεὶρ ὅπῃ πληθύνωύνεται (codex middle πληθύνωύεται) [Refs 4th c.BC+]infinitive, ταύτην ἐπαινεῖν.. πληθύνωύνομαι I follow the majority, [Refs]: perfect πεπλήθυνται [LXX]
__II.2 Grammars, [τὸ ἀπαρέμφατον] οὐ πληθύνωύνεται the infinitive has no plural, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Cor.9.10 ☩ LXX.Gen.17.2 ☩ Heb.6.14 ☩ LXX.Gen.18.20