What does πλουσίως (plousíōs) mean in the Bible?
πλουσίως (plousíōs) is a Greek word meaning "copiously".
Greek · G4146
πλουσίως
Copiously
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πλουσίωςG4146
Pronunciationplousíōs
What does πλουσίως (plousíōs) mean in the Bible?
πλουσίως (plousíōs) is a Greek word meaning "copiously".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4146?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include richly (2), a lavish (1), abundantly (1).
Where does πλουσίως (plousíōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 3:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), 2 Peter (1), Colossians (1), Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itrichly2×Colossians 3:16, 1 Timothy 6:17
a lavish1×2 Peter 1:11
abundantly1×Titus 3:6
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Usage map
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First aligned rowColossians 3:16
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Colossians11 Timothy1Titus12 Peter1
Source forms
πλουσίως4xplousiōsColossians 3:16, 1 Timothy 6:17, Titus 3:6, 2 Peter 1:11
Parsing patterns
Adverb4xColossians 3:16, 1 Timothy 6:17, Titus 3:6, 2 Peter 1:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. copiously
Strong'sG4146
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms1 form4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
copiously
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 3:16Adverb
πλουσίωςplousiwv
richly, abundantly
Read verse1 Timothy 6:17Adverb
πλουσίωςplousiwv
richly, abundantly
Read verseTitus 3:6Adverb
πλουσίως,plousiwv
richly, abundantly
Read verse2 Peter 1:11Adverb
πλουσίωςplousiwv
richly, abundantly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms4
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Col 3:16 · 1 Tim 6:17 · Titus 3:6 · 2 Pet 1:114×
Word Origins
πλουσίως is built from this root:
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