Strong's Lexicon ploutos: Riches, wealth, abundance Original Word: πλοῦτος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb πλέω (pleō), meaning "to flow" or "to sail," indicating abundance or fullness. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6239 (עֹשֶׁר, osher) - wealth, riches - H1952 (הוֹן, hon) - wealth, sufficiency Usage: In the New Testament, "ploutos" primarily refers to material wealth or riches, but it also extends to spiritual abundance and the richness of God's grace and glory. It is used to describe both earthly wealth and the immeasurable spiritual riches available to believers through Christ. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, wealth was often seen as a sign of favor from the gods, and it played a significant role in social status and power dynamics. However, the New Testament redefines true wealth, emphasizing spiritual riches over material possessions. This reflects a counter-cultural perspective that values eternal treasures over temporal gains. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4149 ploútos (from 4183 /polýs, "much in number, quantity") – properly, abundance, possessions of many kinds; riches. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably from pleó in an early sense of to flow, abound Definition wealth NASB Translation riches (18), wealth (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4149: πλοῦτοςπλοῦτος, πλούτου, ὁ, and (according to L T Tr WH in 2 Corinthians 8:2; Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 2:7; Ephesians 3:8, 16; Philippians 4:19; Colossians 1:27; Colossians 2:2, but only in the nominative and accusative; cf. (Tdf. Proleg., p. 118; WHs Appendix, p. 158); Winers Grammar, 65 (64); Buttmann, 22f (20)) τό πλοῦτος (apparently equivalent to πλεοτος, from πλέος full (cf. πίμπλημι)), from Homer down, the Sept. for עֹשֶׁר, and also for הָמון, a multitude, חַיִל, הול; riches, wealth; a. properly, and absolutely, abundance of external possessions: Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:19; Luke 8:14; 1 Timothy 6:17; James 5:2; Revelation 18:17 (16). b. universally, fullness, abundance, plenitude: with a genitive of the excellence in which one abounds, as τῆς χρηστότητος, Romans 2:4; Romans 9:23; 2 Corinthians 8:2; Ephesians 1:7, 18; Ephesians 2:7; Ephesians 3:16; Colossians 1:21; Colossians 2:2. the πλοῦτος of God is extolled, i. e. the fullness of his perfections — of which two are mentioned, viz. σοφία and γνῶσις, Romans 11:33 (for σοφίας καί γνώσεως here depend on βάθος, not on πλούτου (cf. B. 155 (135); Winer's Grammar, § 30, 3 N. 1)); the fullness of all things in store for God's uses, Philippians 4:19; in the same sense πλοῦτος is attributed to Christ, exalted at the right hand of God, Revelation 5:12; in a more restricted sense, πλοῦτος τοῦ Χριστοῦ is used of the fullness of the things pertaining to salvation with which Christ is able to enrich others, Ephesians 3:8. c. universally equivalent to a good ((to point an antithesis)): Hebrews 11:26; equivalent to that with which one is enriched, with a genitive of the person enriched, used of Christian salvation, Romans 11:12. From the base of pletho; wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment -- riches. see GREEK pletho Englishman's Concordance Matthew 13:22 N-GMSGRK: ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου συμπνίγει τὸν NAS: and the deceitfulness of wealth choke KJV: the deceitfulness of riches, choke INT: deceit of riches choke the Mark 4:19 N-GMS Luke 8:14 N-GMS Romans 2:4 N-GMS Romans 9:23 N-AMS Romans 11:12 N-NNS Romans 11:12 N-NNS Romans 11:33 N-GMS 2 Corinthians 8:2 N-ANS Ephesians 1:7 N-ANS Ephesians 1:18 N-NMS Ephesians 2:7 N-ANS Ephesians 3:8 N-ANS Ephesians 3:16 N-ANS Philippians 4:19 N-ANS Colossians 1:27 N-NMS Colossians 2:2 N-ANS 1 Timothy 6:17 N-GMS Hebrews 11:26 N-AMS James 5:2 N-NMS Revelation 5:12 N-AMS Revelation 18:17 N-NMS Strong's Greek 4149 |
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