ὄχλος óchlos

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: company, multitude, number (of people), people, press

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

Where it is used

• Luke 19:3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
• Luke 19:39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
• Luke 22:6 Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.
• Luke 22:47 While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
• Luke 23:4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
• Luke 23:48 And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
• John 5:13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
• John 6:2 A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
• John 6:5 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
• John 6:22 The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
• John 6:24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
• John 7:12 Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”
• John 7:20 “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
• John 7:31 Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
• John 7:32 When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
• John 7:40 On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
• John 7:43 So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
• John 7:49 But this crowd that does not know the law—they are under a curse.”
• John 11:42 I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
• John 12:9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
• John 12:12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
• John 12:17 Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.
• John 12:18 That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
• John 12:29 The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
• John 12:34 The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
• Acts 1:15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
• Acts 6:7 So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
• Acts 8:6 The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
• Acts 11:24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
• Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
• Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
• Acts 14:11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
• Acts 14:13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
• Acts 14:14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
• Acts 14:18 Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
• Acts 14:19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
• Acts 16:22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
• Acts 17:8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
• Acts 17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
• Acts 19:26 And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
• Acts 19:33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
• Acts 19:35 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
• Acts 21:27 When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
• Acts 21:34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
• Acts 21:35 When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
• Acts 24:12 Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
• Acts 24:18 At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
• Revelation 7:9 After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
• Revelation 17:15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
• Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
• Revelation 19:6 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.