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παντὶ δὲ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ

Much · to give

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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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δίδωμι G1325 to give
Pronunciation dídōmi
Give with complete authority and personal investment; often implies committed transfer of power or responsibility.
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What does παντὶ δὲ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ (panti de hō edothē poly) mean in the Bible?

πολύς · δίδωμι is a Greek word meaning "to everyone to whom much was given".

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Meaning

to everyone to whom much was given
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:25 · Matt 7:13 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 8:1 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 9:10 · Matt 12:15 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 13:17 · Matt 15:30 · Matt 19:2 · Matt 19:30 · Matt 22:14 · Matt 24:5 · Matt 24:10 · Matt 24:11 83×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 2:18 · Matt 5:12 · Matt 9:37 · Matt 20:29 · Matt 26:47 · Mark 5:21 · Mark 5:24 · Mark 12:37 · Luke 5:29 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 6:23 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 7:11 · Luke 9:37 · Luke 10:2 · John 6:2 26×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 27:52 · Mark 7:4 · Luke 8:30 · John 3:23 · John 21:25 · Acts 2:43 · Acts 5:12 · Acts 26:24 · 1 Cor 12:12 · 1 Cor 12:14 · 1 Cor 12:20 · Gal 4:27 · Rev 8:3 · Rev 19:12 14×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 3:7 · Mark 3:8 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 12:48 · Luke 23:27 · Acts 17:4 · Rom 3:2 8×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine John 4:41 · Acts 19:32 · Acts 23:13 · Acts 23:21 · Acts 27:12 · Acts 28:23 · 1 Cor 15:6 · Heb 7:23 8×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:25 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 · Luke 12:23 7×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 27:55 · Mark 15:41 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 7:47 · Luke 8:3 · John 14:2 6×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:35 · Acts 8:8 · 2 Cor 7:4 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:8 · Mark 4:1 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 11:20 1×
415 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 412 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 119 ongoing 24 prospective 67 resultant 38 imperative 35 background 12 subjunctive 24 infinitive 44 participle 45 optative 4
Tense
aorist 243 future 67 present 50 perfect 37 imperfect 12 pluperfect 3
Voice
active 330 passive 82
Mood
indicative 260 participle 45 infinitive 44 imperative 35 subjunctive 24 optative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:9 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:31 δότω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 5:42 δός aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 6:11 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:11 διδόναι present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:11 δώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:6 δῶτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:7 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 9:8 δόντα aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:1 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:19 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 10:8 δότε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:39 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 13:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 13:12 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:8 ἐδίδου imperfect active indicative background Matthew 14:11 ἐδόθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 14:16 δότε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:19 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:7 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:8 Δός aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:9 δοθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 15:36 ἐδίδου imperfect active indicative background Matthew 16:19 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:26 δώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:4 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 17:27 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 19:21 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:7 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:14 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:23 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:28 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:4 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:23 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:43 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 22:17 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 24:24 δώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 24:29 δώσει future active indicative prospective +372 more 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 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.

John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment 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 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

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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