2001 Translation

POLY, poly

Sounds Like: PO-loo

Translations: much, many, great, greatly, often, a lot

From the root: ΠΟΛΥ

Part of Speech: Adverb, Adjective

Explanation: This word is commonly used to indicate a large quantity, degree, or frequency. As an adverb, it means 'much,' 'greatly,' or 'often,' modifying verbs or adjectives. As an adjective, it means 'much' (for singular nouns) or 'many' (for plural nouns), describing the quantity of something. It can also mean 'great' in terms of size or importance.

Inflection: Neuter, Singular (as adjective); Does not inflect (as adverb)

Strong’s number: G4183 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection

• 1 Enoch — 9:1

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:36, 1:54, 1:90, 1:95, 1:114, 1:115, 1:235

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:35, 10:55

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 56:14

Codex Sinaiticus

• Numbers — 20:11
• 1 Chronicles — 18:8
• 2 Esdras — 12:2, 13:33
• Esther — 1:1i, 10:3c
• Judith — 1:16, 2:17, 5:10, 5:18, 7:2, 7:18, 10:7, 15:7
• Tobit — 8:16
• 1 Maccabees — 1:30, 3:31, 3:41, 4:23, 5:6, 16:11
• 4 Maccabees — 1:8, 2:6
• Psalms — 30:20, 122:3
• Proverbs — 25:27
• Ecclesiastes — 5:11, 7:16, 7:17
• Song of Solomon — 8:7
• Job — 5:25
• Wisdom — 18:20
• Sirach — 16:12, 49:13
• Isaiah — 8:7, 11:9, 17:13, 28:2, 55:7
• Mark — 3:7, 3:8, 9:14, 12:27
• Luke — 5:6, 6:17, 7:47, 12:48, 23:27
• Acts of the Apostles — 14:1, 17:4, 18:27, 27:14, 28:6
• Romans — 3:2
• 2 Corinthians — 8:15, 8:22
• Hebrews — 12:9, 12:25
• James — 5:16
• 1 Peter — 1:3
• Revelation — 2:20, 5:4
• Shepherd of Hermas — 15:6

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 1:3

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 18:127, 19:137, 23:218, 26:243, 31:287, 17:170
• Book Two — 17:170

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 3:95, 3:101, 6:133, 9:175, 10:190, 12:213, 14:237, 19:283, 22:345
• Book 2 — 2:11, 2:13, 3:22, 3:27, 4:52, 5:82, 6:102, 6:149, 9:230, 12:270, 14:304, 16:340
• Book 3 — 1:37, 2:45, 2:57, 2:62
• Book 4 — 6:140, 6:147
• Book 5 — 2:160, 2:161, 5:205, 6:224, 6:228, 8:240, 8:263, 11:355
• Book 6 — 9:173, 9:176, 10:202, 11:205, 13:283
• Book 7 — 1:17, 9:198, 9:204, 9:206, 9:226, 10:239, 13:323
• Book 8 — 5:131, 6:159, 6:171, 7:185, 7:197, 8:217, 8:225, 13:346
• Book 9 — 5:101, 5:102, 8:182
• Book 10 — 2:25
• Book 11 — 2:29, 5:150, 6:184
• Book 12 — 2:77, 2:81, 2:83, 3:132, 6:190, 6:285, 9:359, 9:381
• Book 13 — 1:11, 5:150, 5:182, 6:211, 7:119, 7:218, 8:232, 12:330, 13:367, 15:401, 16:408, 16:409, 16:418, 16:423, 16:430
• Book 14 — 1:16, 2:28, 3:34, 3:37, 3:53, 7:121, 9:180, 11:285, 14:382, 15:409, 15:417, 15:447, 15:449
• Book 15 — 5:147, 6:187, 6:200, 8:289, 9:338, 11:417
• Book 16 — 2:27, 3:81, 5:137, 5:149, 7:179, 7:205, 7:208, 10:300
• Book 17 — 4:68, 6:152, 9:215, 9:224, 9:231, 10:254, 10:276, 10:281, 12:327, 12:329
• Book 18 — 2:31, 2:34, 2:49, 3:61, 3:62, 5:118, 6:223, 7:240, 8:270, 8:277, 8:308, 9:371, 9:374, 9:379
• Book 19 — 1:3, 1:94, 1:111, 1:112, 3:223, 3:232, 4:248, 4:250, 6:316, 9:362
• Book 20 — 2:50, 4:89, 7:146

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 1:17, 2:2, 2:12, 3:4, 9:4, 9:13, 16:15, 17:5, 17:14, 17:20, 18:13, 19:17, 20:3, 20:6, 25:18, 27:1, 30:14, 31:8, 31:15
• Book Two — 1:10, 3:13, 13:11, 17:6, 18:53, 21:8
• Book Three — 2:5, 2:8, 3:10, 6:1, 6:3, 7:24, 7:49, 7:69, 7:72, 7:141, 8:42, 10:9, 10:16, 10:26
• Book Four — 1:10, 1:60, 3:8, 3:10, 3:14, 8:12, 9:33, 10:2, 11:13
• Book Five — 1:11, 1:42, 2:20, 4:34, 4:37, 4:38, 5:18, 6:10, 6:23, 6:36, 7:12, 9:1, 9:8, 9:23, 9:50, 11:23, 12:31, 12:33, 13:24, 13:27, 13:40
• Book Six — 1:24, 1:55, 1:59, 2:80, 3:9, 4:26, 4:40, 4:41, 8:6, 8:9, 8:30, 9:19
• Book Seven — 2:15, 3:1, 3:7, 3:20, 4:14, 4:21, 4:28, 6:24, 7:33, 8:54, 8:114

Justin Martyr

• Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:7, 0:8
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 2:4, 14:5, 95:1, 115:6, 119:4, 120:2, 137:2, 141:4

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 4:19, 12:66, 63:326, 65:365, 71:396, 75:419

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 2:7, 4:5

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 18:18, 24:25, 48:16
• Exodus — 16:17, 16:18
• Numbers — 14:12, 20:11
• Deuteronomy — 1:28, 2:10, 2:21, 7:17, 9:14, 26:5, 28:38
• Joshua — 24:4
• 2 Samuel — 3:1, 24:16
• 2 Kings — 12:10, 21:16
• 1 Chronicles — 29:2
• 2 Chronicles — 9:9, 11:23, 13:8, 14:11, 20:2, 20:12, 24:11, 32:4
• Ezra (Alpha) — 3:21, 9:11
• Nehemiah — 2:2, 4:1, 4:19
• Esther — 1:1, 8:12, 10:3
• Judith — 2:17, 5:10, 5:18, 7:2, 7:18, 10:7, 15:7
• Tobit — 8:16, 8:16, 12:8
• 1 Maccabees — 3:31, 3:41, 4:23, 16:11
• 2 Maccabees — 9:11
• 3 Maccabees — 5:12, 5:17
• 4 Maccabees — 1:8, 2:6
• Psalms — 30:20, 122:3
• Psalms of Solomon — 5:16
• Odes — 8:14
• Proverbs — 25:27
• Ecclesiastes — 5:11, 7:17, 7:18
• Song of Solomon — 8:7
• Job — 5:25
• Wisdom — 18:20
• Sirach — 16:12, 49:13
• Isaiah — 8:7, 11:9, 17:13, 28:2, 55:7
• Ezekiel — 26:19, 31:7, 47:10
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 4:7, 6:14, 6:23, 7:28
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 11:10, 11:39
• Habakkuk — 3:15
• Enoch — 9:1

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 4 — 1:8
• Mandate 12 — 3:3

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 1 — 1:9
• Parable 2 — 1:3
• Parable 8 — 2:8
• Parable 9 — 9:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 3 — 7:6

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Mark — 3:7, 3:8, 12:27
• Luke — 5:6, 6:17, 7:47, 12:48, 23:27
• Acts — 14:1, 17:4, 18:27, 27:14, 28:6
• Romans — 3:2
• 2 Corinthians — 8:15, 8:22
• Hebrews — 12:9, 12:25
• James — 5:16
• 1 Peter — 1:3
• Revelation — 5:4

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΠΟΛΥ, appear in our texts.

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