ΠΟΛΥΠΛΗΘΟΣ, πολυπληθος
POLYPLĒTHOS, polyplēthos
Sounds Like: po-ly-PLEH-thoss
Translations: very numerous, very many, very great, a very great multitude
From the root: ΠΟΛΥΣ, ΠΛΗΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'πολύς' (polys), meaning 'much' or 'many', and 'πλήθος' (plethos), meaning 'multitude' or 'great number'. It describes something that is exceedingly numerous or a very great multitude. It can be used to describe people, things, or quantities that are vast in number.
Inflection: Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative; Singular or Plural; Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 3:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΛΥΣ, ΠΛΗΘΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΟΛΥΠΛΗΘΕΙΑ — multitude, great number, abundance, a multitude, a great number, an abundance
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