◄ 3793. ochlos ►
Strong's Lexicon ochlos: Crowd, multitude, throng Original Word: ὄχλος Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: ochlos Pronunciation: OKH-los Phonetic Spelling: (okh'los) Definition: Crowd, multitude, throng Meaning: a crowd, mob, the common people. Word Origin: Derived from a primary word (meaning a vehicle); akin to ἔχω (echō, Strong's 2192), meaning "to have" or "to hold." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in the Old Testament for a similar concept is קָהָל (qahal, Strong's 6951), meaning assembly or congregation. Usage: The Greek word "ochlos" is used in the New Testament to denote a large group of people, often gathered together in a public setting. It can refer to a crowd that is either neutral or has a specific intent, such as following Jesus, seeking healing, or even opposing Him. The term is frequently used in the Gospels to describe the masses that followed Jesus during His ministry, highlighting both their curiosity and need, as well as their occasional misunderstanding of His mission. Cultural and Historical Background: In the first-century Greco-Roman world, large crowds were common in public spaces such as marketplaces, synagogues, and during festivals. The presence of a crowd often indicated significant events or public figures. In the context of Jesus' ministry, crowds gathered due to His reputation as a healer and teacher. The dynamics of these gatherings were complex, as they included a mix of genuine seekers, skeptics, and those with political or religious agendas. HELPS Word-studies 3793 óxlos – a crowd (throng). The singular ("crowd"/oxlos) is used about three times more frequently than the plural ("crowds"/oxloi). The singular and plural should be distinguished in translation because they each express distinct nuances. [Of the 174 NT examples of 3793 (óxlos),118 are singular and 56 are plural. Of the 118, "63 are in an oblique case, 55 in nominative singular. Of these 55 there are 44 with singular verb and 11 with plural verb. When oxlos is subsequently referred to in narrative or by some speaker, the reference is always in the plural, whether verb or pronoun autois, etc., except Rev 7:9 where proximity is probably the cause of the singular. That also is the only passage where the relative is used" (R, 1390).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. word Definition a crowd, multitude, the common people NASB Translation crowd (87), crowds (47), gathering (1), many (1), mob (1), multitude (3), multitudes (1), number of people (1), numbers (2), people (27), riot* (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3793: ὄχλος ὄχλος, ὄχλου, ὁ, in the N. T. only in the historical books and five times in the book of Revelation; as in Greek writings from Pindar and Aeschylus down, a crowd, i. e. 1. a casual collection of people; a multitude of men who have flocked together in some place, a throng: Matthew 9:23, 25; Matthew 15:10, etc.; Mark 2:4; Mark 3:9, and often; Luke 5:1, 19; Luke 7:9, etc.; John 5:13; John 6:22, 24; John 7:20, 32, 49, etc.; Acts 14:14; Acts 17:8; Acts 21:34; τίς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου, Luke 11:27; Luke 12:13; or ἀπό τοῦ ὄχλου, ; ἀπό (for i. e. on account of (cf. ἀπό, II. 2 b.)) τοῦ ὄχλου, Luke 19:3; ἡ βία τοῦ ὄχλου, Acts 21:35; πολύς ὄχλος and much more often ὄχλος πολύς, Matthew 14:14; Matthew 20:29; Matthew 26:47; Mark 5:21, 24; Mark 6:34; Mark 9:14; Mark 14:43 (here T Tr WH omit; L Tr marginal reading brackets πολύς); Luke 7:11; Luke 8:4; Luke 9:37; John 6:2, 5; John 12:12 (but here Tr marginal reading brackets WH prefix ὁ; cf. Buttmann, 91 (80)); Revelation 19:1, 6; with the article ὁ πολύς ὄχλος, the great multitude present, Mark 12:37; (ὁ ὄχλος πολύς (the noun forming with the adjective a single composite term, like our) the common people, John 12:9 T WH Tr marginal reading; cf. Buttmann, as above; some would give the phrase the same sense in Mark, the passage cited); πάμπολυς, Mark 8:1 (Rec.); ἱκανός, Mark 10:46; Luke 7:12; Acts 11:24, 26; Acts 19:26; ὁ ... πλεῖστος ὄχλος (the most part of the multitude), Matthew 21:8; πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος, Matthew 13:2; Mark 2:13; Mark 4:1; Mark 7:14 (Rec.); ; Luke 13:17; Acts 21:27; ὄχλον τοσοῦτον, Matthew 15:33; αἱ μυριάδες τοῦ ὄχλου Luke 12:1; οὐ μετά ὄχλου, not having a crowd with me, Acts 24:18; ἄτερ ὄχλου, in the absence of the multitude ((see ἄτερ)), Luke 22:6. plural οἱ ὄχλοι, very often in Matt. and Luke, as Matthew 5:1; Matthew 7:28; Matthew 9:8, 33, 36; Matthew 11:7; Matthew 12:46; Matthew 13:34, 36, etc.; Luke 3:7, 10; Luke 4:42; Luke 5:3; Luke 8:42, 45; Luke 9:11; Luke 11:14, etc.; Acts 8:6; Acts 13:45; Acts 14:11, 13, 18; Acts 17:13; once in John 7:12 (where Tdf. the singular); in Mark only Rec.; and without the article Mark 10:1; ὄχλοι πολλοί, Matthew 4:25; Matthew 8:1; Matthew 12:15 (R G); ; Luke 5:15; Luke 14:25; πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι, Matthew 12:23. 2. the multitude, i. e. the common people, opposed to the rulers and leading men: Matthew 14:5; Matthew 21:26; Mark 12:12; (John 7:12b (provided the plural is retained in the first part of the verse)); with contempt, "the ignorant multitude, the populace, John 7:49; ἐπισύστασις ὄχλου, a riot, a mob, Acts 24:12 (L T Tr WH ἐπίστασιν (which see) ὄχλου). 3. universally, a multitude: with a genitive of the class, as τελωνῶν, Luke 5:29; μαθητῶν, Luke 6:17; ὀνομάτων (see ὄνομα, 3), Acts 1:15; τῶν ἱερέων, Acts 6:7; the plural ὄχλοι, joined with λαοί and ἔθνη, in Revelation 17:15 seems to designate troops of men assembled together without order. (The Sept. chiefly for הָמון.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance multitude, crowd From a derivative of echo (meaning a vehicle); a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot -- company, multitude, number (of people), people, press. see GREEK echo Forms and Transliterations οχλοι όχλοι ὄχλοι οχλοις όχλοις ὄχλοις οχλον όχλον ὄχλον οχλος όχλος ὄχλος οχλου όχλου ὄχλου οχλους όχλους ὄχλους οχλω όχλω ὄχλῳ οχλων όχλων ὄχλων οχυρά οχυραί οχυραίς οχυράν οχυράς οχυροίς οχυρόν οχυρών οχυρώση ωχυρωμένη ωχύρωσεν ochlo ochlō ochloi óchloi óchlōi ochlois óchlois ochlon ochlōn óchlon óchlōn ochlos óchlos ochlou óchlou ochlous óchlous Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 4:25 N-NMP GRK: ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοὶ ἀπὸ NAS: Large crowds followed Him from Galilee KJV: great multitudes of people from INT: followed him crowds great from Matthew 5:1 N-AMP GRK: δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνέβη εἰς NAS: When Jesus saw the crowds, He went KJV: seeing the multitudes, he went up INT: moreover the crowds he went up on Matthew 7:28 N-NMP GRK: ἐξεπλήσσοντο οἱ ὄχλοι ἐπὶ τῇ NAS: words, the crowds were amazed KJV: sayings, the people were astonished INT: were astonished the crowds at the Matthew 8:1 N-NMP GRK: ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί NAS: large crowds followed KJV: great multitudes followed INT: followed him crowds great Matthew 8:18 N-AMS GRK: ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὄχλον περὶ αὐτὸν NAS: saw a crowd around KJV: saw great multitudes about him, INT: Jesus [a] crowd around him Matthew 9:8 N-NMP GRK: δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι ἐφοβήθησαν καὶ NAS: But when the crowds saw KJV: But when the multitudes saw INT: moreover the crowds marveled and Matthew 9:23 N-AMS GRK: καὶ τὸν ὄχλον θορυβούμενον NAS: the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder, KJV: and the people making a noise, INT: and the crowd making a commotion Matthew 9:25 N-NMS GRK: ἐξεβλήθη ὁ ὄχλος εἰσελθὼν ἐκράτησεν NAS: But when the crowd had been sent KJV: when the people were put forth, INT: had been put out the crowd having entered he took hold of Matthew 9:33 N-NMP GRK: ἐθαύμασαν οἱ ὄχλοι λέγοντες Οὐδέποτε NAS: spoke; and the crowds were amazed, KJV: and the multitudes marvelled, INT: marveled the crowds saying Never Matthew 9:36 N-AMP GRK: δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ NAS: Seeing the people, He felt compassion KJV: when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion INT: moreover the crowds he was moved with compassion for Matthew 11:7 N-DMP GRK: λέγειν τοῖς ὄχλοις περὶ Ἰωάννου NAS: to speak to the crowds about KJV: to say unto the multitudes concerning INT: to say to the crowds concerning John Matthew 12:15 Noun-NMP GRK: ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί καὶ INT: followed him multitudes many and Matthew 12:23 N-NMP GRK: πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον NAS: All the crowds were amazed, KJV: And all the people were amazed, and INT: all the crowds and said Matthew 12:46 N-DMP GRK: λαλοῦντος τοῖς ὄχλοις ἰδοὺ ἡ NAS: speaking to the crowds, behold, KJV: talked to the people, behold, INT: was speaking to the crowds behold the Matthew 13:2 N-NMP GRK: πρὸς αὐτὸν ὄχλοι πολλοί ὥστε NAS: And large crowds gathered to Him, so KJV: great multitudes were gathered together INT: to him crowds great so that Matthew 13:2 N-NMS GRK: πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἐπὶ τὸν NAS: and the whole crowd was standing KJV: and the whole multitude stood on INT: all the crowd on the Matthew 13:34 N-DMP GRK: παραβολαῖς τοῖς ὄχλοις καὶ χωρὶς NAS: spoke to the crowds in parables, KJV: Jesus unto the multitude in INT: parables to the crowds and without Matthew 13:36 N-AMP GRK: ἀφεὶς τοὺς ὄχλους ἦλθεν εἰς NAS: He left the crowds and went KJV: sent the multitude away, INT: having dismissed the crowds he went into Matthew 14:5 N-AMS GRK: ἐφοβήθη τὸν ὄχλον ὅτι ὡς NAS: he feared the crowd, because KJV: he feared the multitude, because INT: he feared the multitude because as Matthew 14:13 N-NMP GRK: ἀκούσαντες οἱ ὄχλοι ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ NAS: by Himself; and when the people heard KJV: and when the people had heard INT: having heard [of it] the crowds followed him Matthew 14:14 N-AMS GRK: εἶδεν πολὺν ὄχλον καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη NAS: a large crowd, and felt compassion KJV: a great multitude, and INT: he saw great a crowd and was moved with compassion Matthew 14:15 N-AMP GRK: ἀπόλυσον τοὺς ὄχλους ἵνα ἀπελθόντες NAS: send the crowds away, KJV: past; send the multitude away, that INT: dismiss the crowds that having gone Matthew 14:19 N-AMP GRK: κελεύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνακλιθῆναι ἐπὶ NAS: Ordering the people to sit down KJV: he commanded the multitude to sit down INT: having commanded the crowds to sit down on Matthew 14:19 N-DMP GRK: μαθηταὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις NAS: and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds, KJV: and the disciples to the multitude. INT: [the] disciples to the crowds Matthew 14:22 N-AMP GRK: ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς ὄχλους NAS: while He sent the crowds away. KJV: while he sent the multitudes away. INT: he would have dismissed the crowds Strong's Greek 3793 175 Occurrences ὄχλῳ — 12 Occ. ὄχλων — 1 Occ. ὄχλοι — 28 Occ. ὄχλοις — 11 Occ. ὄχλον — 35 Occ. ὄχλος — 46 Occ. ὄχλου — 25 Occ. ὄχλους — 17 Occ.