Greek · G3793 · unreviewed

ὄχλος

Crowd

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ὄχλος G3793

Pronunciation óchlos

What does ὄχλος (óchlos) mean in the Bible?

ὄχλος (óchlos) is a Greek word meaning "crowd". ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX for הָמוֹן (chiefly in Da TH), קָהָל ,חַיִל, etc.

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Meaning

crowd

Extended definition

A disorganized throng of common people, often contrasted with organized civic structures or leadership.

1a moving crowd or multitude of persons, a throng: Mat.9:23, Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:1, Jhn.5:13, al.; pl., Mat.5:1, Mrk.10:1, Luk.3:7, and freq.; ὄ. ἱκανός, Mrk.10:46, al.; τοσοῦτος, Mat.15:33; οὐ μετ᾽ ὄχλου, Act.24:18; ἄτερ ὄχλου, Luk.22:6; πᾶς ὁ ὄ., Mat.13:2, Mrk.2:13, al.; ὄ. πολύς, Mat.20:29, Mrk.5:21, al.; ὁ πολὺς ὄ. (ὄ. π.), the populace, the common people, Mrk.12:37 (Swete, in l.; Field, Notes, 37), Jhn.12:9 (Westc, in l.).

2(As also cl., opposite to δῆμος, which see, and cf. Tr., Syn., §xcviii), the populace, the common people (cf. ὁ πολὺς ὄ., supr.), Mat.14:5 21:26, Mrk.12:12, Jhn.7:12b; so with contempt (cl.), Jhn.7:49. In a more general sense, a multitude: with genitive, ὀνομάτων (see: ὀ.), Act.1:15; μαθητῶν, Luk.6:17, al.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:25 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 20:29 · Matt 20:31 · Matt 21:8 · Matt 26:47 · Mark 2:13 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 5:21 · Mark 5:24 · Mark 9:15 · Mark 9:25 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 12:37 46×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:25 · Matt 7:28 · Matt 8:1 · Matt 9:8 · Matt 9:33 · Matt 12:23 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 14:13 · Matt 15:30 · Matt 19:2 · Matt 21:9 · Matt 21:11 · Matt 22:33 · Mark 10:1 · Luke 3:10 · Luke 4:42 27×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:24 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 7:33 · Mark 8:1 · Mark 9:17 · Mark 10:46 · Luke 8:4 · Luke 9:38 · Luke 11:27 · Luke 12:1 · Luke 12:13 · Luke 18:36 · Luke 19:3 · Luke 19:39 · Luke 22:6 · John 5:13 25×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 11:29 1×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 15:35 · Matt 27:15 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 5:30 · Mark 8:6 · Mark 15:15 · Luke 7:9 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 13:14 · John 7:43 · Acts 21:34 12×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:7 · Matt 12:46 · Matt 13:34 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 15:36 · Matt 23:1 · Matt 26:55 · Luke 3:7 · Luke 12:54 · John 7:12 · Acts 14:13 11×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:23 · Matt 14:5 · Matt 14:14 · Matt 15:10 · Matt 15:31 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 15:33 · Matt 17:14 · Matt 21:26 · Mark 2:4 · Mark 3:9 · Mark 4:36 · Mark 5:31 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 6:45 · Mark 7:14 34×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:1 · Matt 8:18 · Matt 9:36 · Matt 13:36 · Matt 14:15 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 14:23 · Matt 15:39 · Matt 21:46 · Matt 27:20 · Luke 5:3 · Luke 7:24 · Luke 23:4 · Acts 13:45 · Acts 14:18 18×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 3:7-14 crowds óchlos Nominative · Plural · Masculine

Large multitudes gathering to hear John the Baptist preach repentance

Luke 6:17-26 crowd óchlos

Multitude of disciples and common people assembling to hear Jesus teach

Luke 14:25-35 great crowds óchlos

Large throngs traveling with Jesus, illustrating cost of discipleship to masses

Luke 11:14-28 crowds óchlos Genitive · Singular · Masculine

Populace gathering and marveling at Jesus' miracles, representing common people's response

Appears In

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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