Strong’s G4147 · Greek

πλουτέω
ploutéō

Definition

to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)

Etymology

from G4148 (πλουτίζω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • be increased with goods
  • (be made
  • wax) rich

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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