πολύς polýs

Meaning

(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely

In the King James Version: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly

Derivation: including the forms from the alternate ;

Where it is used

• Acts 28:29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
• Romans 3:2 Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
• Romans 4:17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
• Romans 4:18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
• Romans 5:9 Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
• Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
• Romans 5:15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
• Romans 5:16 Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
• Romans 5:17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
• Romans 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
• Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
• Romans 9:22 What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
• Romans 12:4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
• Romans 12:5 so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
• Romans 15:22 That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
• Romans 15:23 But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
• Romans 16:2 Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.
• Romans 16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
• Romans 16:12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 1:26 Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
• 1 Corinthians 2:3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
• 1 Corinthians 4:15 Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
• 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
• 1 Corinthians 10:17 Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
• 1 Corinthians 10:33 as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
• 1 Corinthians 11:30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
• 1 Corinthians 12:12 The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 12:14 For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
• 1 Corinthians 12:20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
• 1 Corinthians 12:22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
• 1 Corinthians 16:9 because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
• 1 Corinthians 16:12 Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
• 1 Corinthians 16:19 The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
• 2 Corinthians 1:11 as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
• 2 Corinthians 2:4 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
• 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
• 2 Corinthians 3:9 For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!
• 2 Corinthians 3:11 For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
• 2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
• 2 Corinthians 6:4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
• 2 Corinthians 6:10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
• 2 Corinthians 7:4 Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
• 2 Corinthians 8:2 In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
• 2 Corinthians 8:4 they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
• 2 Corinthians 8:15 As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:22 And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
• 2 Corinthians 9:12 For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
• 2 Corinthians 11:18 Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
• 2 Corinthians 12:21 I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
• Galatians 1:14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
• Galatians 3:16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
• Galatians 4:27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
• Ephesians 2:4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
• Philippians 1:23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
• Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
• Philippians 3:18 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
• Colossians 4:13 For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:2 As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.