- πλούσιος
- πλούσιος, ία, ιον (πλοῦτος; Hes., Hdt.+)① pert. to having an abundance of earthly possessions that exceeds normal experience, rich, wealthy, ἦν Ἰωακεὶμ πλ. σφόδρα GJs 1:1 (Sus 4 Theod.); ἄνθρωπος πλ. a rich man (i.e. one who does not need to work for a living) Mt 27:57; Lk 12:16; cp. 16:1, 19 (here, in P75, the rich man’s name is given as Νευης, q.v. as a separate entry); 18:23; 19:2. γείτονες πλ. wealthy neighbors 14:12.—Subst. ὁ πλ. the rich man (oft. in contrast to the poor; cp. TestAbr A 19 p. 101, 20, [Stone p. 50; opp. πένης, who must work for a living].—S. PFurfey, CBQ 5, ’43, 241–63) Lk 16:21f; Js 1:10f; 1 Cl 13:1 (Jer 9:22); 38:2; Hs 2:5–7 (vs. 4 εἰς πτωχὸν καὶ πλούσιον the art. is omitted after the prep.). Pl. οἱ πλ. (Menand., Cith. Fgm. 1, 1 Kö. [=Fgm. 281, 1]) Lk 6:24; 21:1; 1 Ti 6:17; Js 2:6; 5:1; Rv 6:15; 13:16; 1 Cl 16:10 (Is 53:9); Hs 2:8; 9, 20, 1f. Without the art. πλούσιος a rich man Mt 19:23f; Mk 10:25; Lk 18:25 (cp. Sextus 193 χαλεπόν ἐστιν πλουτοῦντα σωθῆναι; s. also Pla., Laws 5, 743a). Pl. Mk 12:41; B 20:2; D 5:2.—Of the preexistent Christ διʼ ὑμᾶς ἐπτώχευσεν πλούσιος ὤν for your sake he became penniless, though he was rich 2 Cor 8:9 (here the emphasis on wealth vs. poverty relates esp. to status, cp. Phil 2:6–11; some place the pass. in 2 below; opp. Demosth 18, 131).② pert. to being plentifully supplied with someth., abound (in), rich (in), fig. ext. of 1 (Menand., Fgm. 936 Kö. and EpArist 15 πλουσία ψυχή; PsSol 5:14 δόμα … πλούσιον; CIG IV, 9688, 4f τέκνα) rich ἔν τινι in someth. of God ἐν ἐλέει Eph 2:4; of humans ἐν πίστει Js 2:5. πλ. τῷ πνεύματι (analogous, but not in contrast to πτωχὸς τῷ πνεύματι Mt 5:3) rich in spirit (paralleling ἁπλοῦ τῇ καρδία) B 19:2. Abs., of those who are rich in a transcendent sense Rv 2:9; 3:17; cp. (ἡ ἔντευξίς ἐστιν) πλουσία πρὸς κυρίον Hs 2:6. ἀπὸ τοῦ πλουσίου τῆς ἀγάπης κυρίου from the Lord, who is rich in love B 1:3 (on the text which, perhaps, is damaged, s. Windisch, Hdb. ad loc.). The text is also uncertain in vs. 2, where μεγάλων ὄντων καὶ πλουσίων τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιωμάτων εἰς ὑμᾶς is prob. to be rendered: since the righteous deeds of God toward you are great and generous. For 2 Cor 8:9 s. 1 above.—For lit. s. under πλοῦτος, πτωχός.—DELG s.v. πλοῦτος. M-M. EDNT. TW.
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