ὄχλος ochlos
Greek word for “crowd” · Strong’s G3793 · used 175 times in 170 verses
Meaning
ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ; 1. a moving crowd or multitude of persons, a throng:, al.;
How it is translated
Glosses given for ochlos in context, with how often each is used:
- crowd 106
- crowds 54
- multitude 9
- people 3
- multitudes 2
- number 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 15 (8), Matthew 14 (7), John 7 (7), Luke 9 (6), John 12 (6), Matthew 9 (5), Matthew 21 (5), Mark 5 (5), Luke 5 (5), Luke 8 (5)
Forms
- ὄχλος 46
- ὄχλον 35
- ὄχλοι 28
- ὄχλου 25
- ὄχλους 17
- ὄχλῳ 12
- ὄχλοις 11
- ὄχλων 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ochlos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- πολύς polus “much” 33
- μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 28
- ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 25
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 22
- ἀκολουθέω akoloutheō “to follow” 12
- ἀπολύω apoluō “to release” 10
- πλοῖον ploion “boat” 10
- ζητέω zēteō “to seek” 11
- ἐμβαίνω embainō “to climb” 7
- πέραν peran “other side” 7
- λαλέω laleō “to speak” 12
- ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 11
Key verses
The verses using ochlos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 21:9 — And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna…
- Matthew 27:24 — When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am…
- Mark 8:34 — And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his…
- Luke 12:1 — In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his…
- John 11:42 — And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
- Acts 6:7 — And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
- Acts 13:45 — But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
- Acts 14:19 — And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had…
- Acts 19:26 — Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be…
- Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…
- Revelation 19:1 — And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
- Revelation 19:6 — And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.