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ochlos G3793

ὄχλος (ochlos) means “crowd” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ὄχλος Greek · G3793 173 tagged occurrences in 168 verses

Pronunciation guide: okh'los Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3793

ὄχλος · ochlos · crowd

ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX for הָמוֹן (chiefly in Da TH), קָהָל ,חַיִל, etc. ;] 1. a moving crowd or multitude of persons, a throng: Mat.9:23, Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:1, Jhn.5:13, al.; pl., Mat.5:1, Mrk.10:1, Luk.3:7, and freq.; ὄ. ἱκανός, Mrk.10:46, al.; τοσοῦτος, Mat.15:33; οὐ μετ᾽ ὄχλου, Act.24:18; ἄτερ ὄχλου, Luk.22:6; πᾶς ὁ ὄ., Mat.13:2, Mrk.2:13, al.; ὄ. πολύς, Mat.20:29, Mrk.5:21, al.; ὁ πολὺς ὄ. (ὄ. π.), the populace, the common people, Mrk.12:37 (Swete, in l.; Field, Notes, 37), Jhn.12:9 (Westc, in l.). 2. (As also cl., opposite to δῆμος, which see, and cf. Tr., Syn., §xcviii), the populace, the common people (cf. ὁ πολὺς ὄ., supr.), Mat.14:5 21:26, Mrk.12:12, Jhn.7:12b; so with contempt (cl.), Jhn.7:49. In a more general sense, a multitude: with genitive, ὀνομάτων (see: ὀ.), Act.1:15; μαθητῶν, Luk.6:17, al. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a crowd, mob, the common people.

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How translators render G3793

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
crowd 84
crowds 48
people 16
a crowd 8
crowd to him 3
multitude 2
the crowd 2
a multitude 1
many people 1
mob 1
multitudes 1
number 1
number of people 1
numbers of people 1
of people 1
the crowds 1
while the crowd 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the people 60
the multitude 36
people 15
multitude 14
multitudes 9
a 8
the multitudes 8
the press 5
the company 4
to the multitude 4
a multitude 3
company 3
of people 2
the 2
to the people 2
unto the people 2
among the multitude 1
number of people 1
of the people 1
the number 1
to the multitudes 1
unto the multitude 1
unto the multitudes 1

Verses containing G3793

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  1. Matthew 4:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

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  2. Matthew 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

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  3. Matthew 7:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

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  4. Matthew 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

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  5. Matthew 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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  6. Matthew 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.

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  7. Matthew 9:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.

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  8. Matthew 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

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  9. Matthew 9:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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  10. Matthew 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

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  11. Matthew 12:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

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  12. Matthew 12:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

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  13. Matthew 13:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

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  14. Matthew 13:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

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  15. Matthew 13:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

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  16. Matthew 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

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  17. Matthew 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.

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  18. Matthew 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

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  19. Matthew 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

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  20. Matthew 14:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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  21. Matthew 14:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

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  22. Matthew 14:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,

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  23. Matthew 15:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

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  24. Matthew 15:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

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  25. Matthew 15:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

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  26. Matthew 15:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

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  27. Matthew 15:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

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  28. Matthew 15:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

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  29. Matthew 15:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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  30. Matthew 15:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

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  31. Matthew 17:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.

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  32. Matthew 19:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.

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  33. Matthew 20:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

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  34. Matthew 20:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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  35. Matthew 21:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

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  36. Matthew 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

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  37. Matthew 21:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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  38. Matthew 21:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

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  39. Matthew 21:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

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  40. Matthew 22:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

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  41. Matthew 23:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

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  42. Matthew 26:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.

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  43. Matthew 26:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

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  44. Matthew 27:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.

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  45. Matthew 27:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

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  46. Matthew 27:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

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  47. Mark 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

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  48. Mark 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.

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  49. Mark 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

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  50. Mark 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

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    Source alternate reference: 3.19

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