πλουτέω plouteō · G4147
be rich
πλουτέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for עָשַׁר hi. ; ] ; to be rich, aor., to become rich: Luk.1:53, 1Ti.6:9; before ἀπό (Sir.11:18), Rev.18:15; ἐκ, Rev.18:3, 19; ἐν (= cl., with genitive, dative, accusative, cf. πλούσιος), 1Ti.6:18. Metaphorical, π. εἰς θεόν, Luk.12:21; of God, εἰς πάντας, Rom.10:12; aor., I became rich, 1Co.4:8, 2Co.8:9, Rev.3:18; pf., I have become rich, Rev.3:17.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πλουτ-έω, ; (πλοῦτος) to be rich, wealthy, opposed to πένομαι, τάχα σε ζηλώσει ἀεργὸς πλουτεῦντα []becomes rich, []; π. μέγα, μάλιστα, μεγάλως, []; ὄναρ πεπλουτηκέναι 'build castles in the air', []; π. ἀπὸ τῶν κοινῶν to be rich from the public purse, []; 2 with genitive of things, to be rich in a thing, πόνου []; πλουτῖον (i.e. -τεῖον, for the sake of meter for -τέον) τέκνων.. δωμάτιον []; 3 with dative of things, π. ἐμπύροισιν []; σιδήρῳ, χαλκῷ, []; 4 with accusative cognate, π. πλοῦτον []; π. …
Where it's used 12 times
Luke 1:53 · Luke 12:21 · Romans 10:12 · 1 Corinthians 4:8 · 2 Corinthians 8:9 · 1 Timothy 6:9 · 1 Timothy 6:18 · Revelation 3:17 · Revelation 3:18 · Revelation 18:3 · Revelation 18:15 · Revelation 18:19
Source: TBESG G4147; TFLSJ G4147
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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