#42 · 416× in the NT · adjective
πολύς πολλή πολύ
much, many
πολύς
History
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In the NT
ὁ μὲν θερισμὸς πολύς, οἱ δὲ ἐργάται ὀλίγοι
the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few
Matt 9:37 · dictionary form
πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ
many believed in his name
John 2:23 · nom. pl.
πολλοί εἰσιν οἱ εἰσερχόμενοι δι’ αὐτῆς
many are those who enter through it
Matt 7:13
Morphology
Irregular 1st/3rd-declension adjective (πολλ-)
Masculine nom. sg. πολύς (not πολλός). Neuter πολύ. Plural πολλοί = many people.
Irregular: nom. sg. masc. πολύς (not πολλός), fem. πολλή, neut. πολύ; other forms from πολλ-. πολλοί = many people.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 9–10, pp. 79–109
- Smyth §287
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 7, p. 51 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.