πολλὰ

polla

many

including the forms from the alternate ; (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely:--abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare πλεῖστος, πλείων.

G4183

Luke 8:30 · Word #17

Lexicon G4183

Lemmaπολύς
Transliterationpolýs
Strong'sG4183
In-contextmany
Literalmany

Morphology QUAN NOM N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech QUAN — Quantifier — Indicates amount
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaπολλός
Strong'sG4183

SIBI-P1 G4183-01

many things

Rootπολύς (polys)
Core Meaningsmuch, many, abundant, numerous, great in quantity or degree
Semantic Rangemany (people), much (substance), many things (matters), great in number, abundant, extensive, frequent (with neuter plural used adverbially in some contexts)
Conceptual Significanceπολύς frequently underscores abundance—whether of deeds, words, sins, mercies, or blessings—highlighting either the magnitude of human action or the overflowing nature of divine provision and grace in the biblical narrative.
Morphological NotesAdjective πολύς in the accusative neuter plural (ANP). Used substantively, it functions as a plural direct object meaning "many things."
Rendering Rationaleπολλά is the accusative neuter plural form of πολύς, denoting a large quantity of unspecified items. Rendering it as "many things" preserves both the quantitative force of the root and the neuter plural accusative sense, which commonly functions as a direct object or as a substantive referring to multiple matters.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root πολύς (much, many, abundant, numerous, great in quantity or degree)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G41775-01 polla many things (accusative neuter plural)
G4183-02 pollai many (feminine ones)
G4183-03 pollais to many (feminine ones)

Word Usage (339 occurrences of G4183)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 2:18 πολύς polus great
Matthew 3:7 πολλοὺς pollous many
Matthew 4:25 πολλοὶ polloi