What does πλουτίζω (ploutízō) mean in the Bible?
πλουτίζω (ploutízō) is a Greek word meaning "to make wealthy (figuratively)".
Greek · G4148
πλουτίζω
To make wealthy (figuratively)
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πλουτίζω G4148
Pronunciation ploutízō
What does πλουτίζω (ploutízō) mean in the Bible?
πλουτίζω (ploutízō) is a Greek word meaning "to make wealthy (figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4148?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rich (1), you have been enriched (1), You will be enriched (1).
Where does πλουτίζω (ploutízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 1:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), 1 Corinthians (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 It rich 1× 2 Corinthians 6:10
you have been enriched 1× 1 Corinthians 1:5
You will be enriched 1× 2 Corinthians 9:11
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1 Corinthians 1:5 ἐπλουτίσθητε to you have been enriched Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2 Corinthians 6:10 πλουτίζοντες to rich Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2 Corinthians 9:11 πλουτιζόμενοι to You will be enriched Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 1:5
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 2
Source forms
ἐπλουτίσθητε 1x eploutisthēte 1 Corinthians 1:5
πλουτιζόμενοι 1x ploutizomenoi 2 Corinthians 9:11
πλουτίζοντες 1x ploutizontes 2 Corinthians 6:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 1:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 6:10
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 9:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to make wealthy (figuratively)
Strong's G4148
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to make wealthy (figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 1:5 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπλουτίσθητε eploutisqhte
I make rich
Read verse 2 Corinthians 6:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
πλουτίζοντες· ploutizontev
I make rich
Read verse 2 Corinthians 9:11 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
πλουτιζόμενοι ploutizomenoi
I make rich
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Cor 1:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active 2 Cor 6:10 1×
Present Passive 2 Cor 9:11 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 2 active 1
Mood
participle 2 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
πλουτίζω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain