Strong G4147πλουτέω

be rich

Transliteration
plouteō
Pronunciation
ploo-teh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G4148; to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively): - be increased with goods (be made wax) rich.

Detailed definition

πλουτέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for עָשַׁר hi.;]
to be rich, aor., to become rich: Luk.1:53, 1Ti.6:9; before ἀπό (Sir.11:18), Rev.18:15; ἐκ, Rev.18:3, 19; ἐν (= cl., with genitive, dative, accusative, cf. πλούσιος), 1Ti.6:18. Metaphorical, π. εἰς θεόν, Luk.12:21; of God, εἰς πάντας, Rom.10:12; aor., I became rich, 1Co.4:8, 2Co.8:9, Rev.3:18; pf., I have become rich, Rev.3:17.†
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In the Bible

Strong G4147 appears in 12 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • be4
  • rich3
  • make2
  • increase1
  • thou1
  • wax1
  • ye1

First verses

  1. Luke 1:53
    He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
  2. Luke 12:21
    So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
  3. Romans 10:12
    For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
  4. 1 Corinthians 4:8
    Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
  5. 2 Corinthians 8:9
    For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
  6. 1 Timothy 6:9
    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
  7. 1 Timothy 6:18
    That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
  8. Revelation 3:17
    Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
  9. Revelation 3:18
    I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
  10. Revelation 18:3
    For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
  11. Revelation 18:15
    The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
  12. Revelation 18:19
    And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πλουτ-έω,
(πλοῦτος) to be rich, wealthy, opposed to πένομαι, τάχα σε ζηλώσει ἀεργὸς πλουτεῦντα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 313; πενιχρὸς αἶψα μάλ᾽ ἐπλούτησε)]becomes rich, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 663, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 421d, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Κόλαξ” 42)]; π. μέγα, μάλιστα, μεγάλως, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32, 3.57, 6.125; πλούτει κατ᾽ οἶκον μέγα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1168)]; ὄναρ πεπλουτηκέναι 'build castles in the air', [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 218c, compare “Tht.” 208b; μὴ σπεύδετε πλουτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ χρηστοὶ δοκεῖν εἶναι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.50; ταχέως πλουτῆσαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 18.18)]; π. ἀπὸ τῶν κοινῶν to be rich from the public purse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 569; π. ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτῶν 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “Sententiae ad intelligibilia ducentes” 40; π. ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 32.25; ὑφ᾽ ὑμῶν πεπλουτηκότας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.189 (ἀφ᾽ Cobet).)]
2 with genitive of things, to be rich in a thing, πόνου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 241; φίλων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.42; νομίσματος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1257b13)]; πλουτῖον (i.e. -τεῖον, for the sake of meter for -τέον) τέκνων.. δωμάτιον [Refs (“IG” 12(8).442.8 (from Thasos).)]
3 with dative of things, π. ἐμπύροισιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 756)]; σιδήρῳ, χαλκῷ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Atheniensium” 2.11.)]
4 with accusative cognate, π. πλοῦτον [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Tim.” 48)]; π. φίλους, φιλίαν, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Themistius Sophista “Orationes” 1.17c, 22.267a.)]