- πληθύνω
- πληθύνω (cp. πλῆθος) fut. πληθυνῶ; 1 aor. opt. 3 sg. πληθύναι (Gen 28:3; 2 Cor 9:10 t.r.). Pass.: impf. ἐπληθυνόμην; fut. 3 sg. πληθυνθήσεται, 3 pl. πληθυνθήσονται LXX; 1 aor. ἐπληθύνθην; pf. 3 sg. πεπλήθυνται, ptc. πεπληθυμμένος LXX (Aeschyl.+; LXX; pseudepigr.; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 139 al.; Ath. 6, 4).① to cause to become greater in number trans.ⓐ increase, multiply act. (En 16:3; TestJos 11:7; JosAs 21 p. 71, 21 Bat.), in our lit. always of God: τὶ someth. τὸν σπόρον ὑμῶν 2 Cor 9:10. ἔθνη 1 Cl 59:3. Of God’s promise to Abraham πληθύνων πληθυνῶ σε I will surely multiply you Hb 6:14 (Gen 22:17). κύριος ἐπλήθυνεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς κόποις τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν the Lord has given them abundance in the works of their hands Hs 9, 24, 3. ὁ θεὸς κτίσας τὰ ὄντα καὶ πληθύνας καὶ αὐξήσας v 1, 1, 6.ⓑ be multiplied, grow, increase pass. (En 5:5, 9) in number ἐπληθύνετο ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν μαθητῶν Ac 6:7. ηὔξησεν ὁ λαὸς καὶ ἐπληθύνθη 7:17 (cp. Ex 1:7).—9:31; D 16:3. αὐξάνεσθε καὶ πληθύνεσθε (Gen 1:28; cp. SibOr 1, 57; Herm. Wr. 3, 3 εἰς τὸ αὐξάνεσθαι ἐν αὐξήσει καὶ πληθύνεσθαι ἐν πλήθει) 1 Cl 33:6; B 6:12; cp. vs. 18.—Of the growth of Christian preaching, expressed in the number of converts ὁ λόγος τοῦ κυρίου ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐπληθύνετο Ac 12:24. Of the spread of godlessness τὸ πληθυνθῆναι τὴν ἀνομίαν Mt 24:12. As a formula in devout wishes (cp. Da 4:1 Theod., 37c LXX; 6:26 Theod.) χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη πληθυνθείη may grace and peace be yours in ever greater measure 1 Pt 1:2; 2 Pt 1:2. Cp. Jd 2; 1 Cl ins; Pol ins; MPol ins. Cp. also Dg 11:5.② to increase greatly in number, grow, increase intr. (Herodian 3, 8, 8; TestIss 1:11; AscIs 2:5; Jos., Bell. 5, 338; Ex 1:20; Sir 16:2; 23:3; 1 Macc 1:9. Cp. Anz 296f; Thackeray 282) πληθυνόντων τ. μαθητῶν when the disciples were increasing (in number) Ac 6:1; 19:20 D.—DELG s.v. πίμπλημι. M-M. EDNT. TW.
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