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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