What does ἕτερος · πολύς mean in the Bible?
ἕτερος · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "many others".
Greek · G2087, G4183
ἑτέρους πολλούς
(An-, the) other or different · much
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ἕτεροςG2087(an-, the) other or different
Pronunciationhéteros
Denotes the second of a pair, or another of different kind; encroaches on ἄλλος in later Greek.
Open lexicon entry →πολύςG4183much
Pronunciationpolýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἑτέρους πολλούς (heterous pollous) mean in the Bible?
ἕτερος · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "many others".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2087, G4183?
G2087, G4183 is connected to 97 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. many others
Source Gloss
many others
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms97Case patternNominative (35)Number patternSingular (49)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:21 · Luke 7:41 · Luke 9:61 · Luke 14:19 · Luke 14:20 · Luke 17:34 · Luke 18:10 · Luke 19:20 · Luke 22:58 · Luke 23:40 · Acts 1:20 · Acts 7:18 · 1 Cor 3:4 · 1 Cor 14:17 · Heb 7:1515×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 8:6 · Luke 8:7 · Luke 8:8 · Luke 9:29 · Acts 4:12 · Acts 23:6 · 1 Tim 1:107×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 16:14 · Luke 11:16 · Luke 23:32 · Acts 2:13 · Acts 17:34 · Heb 11:366×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 17:35 · John 19:37 · Rom 8:39 · Rom 13:9 · 1 Cor 15:406×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineLuke 8:31×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:24 · Luke 16:13 · Acts 8:34 · 1 Cor 4:6 · 1 Cor 10:24 · 1 Cor 10:296×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineActs 15:35 · 1 Cor 14:21 · 2 Cor 8:8 · Phil 2:44×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 7:13 · Jude 1:72×
Dative · Singular · MasculineLuke 14:31 · Luke 16:7 · Acts 13:35 · Rom 7:3 · Rom 7:4 · 1 Cor 12:9 · 1 Cor 12:10 · Heb 5:69×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMark 16:12 · Acts 20:15 · Acts 27:3 · Jas 2:254×
Word Origins
ἑτέρους πολλούς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.