Definition

(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely

Etymology

including the forms from the alternate ;

Where the KJV renders it

• abundant
• + altogether
• common
• + far (passed
• spent)
• (+ be of a) great (age
• deal
• -ly
• while)
• long
• many
• much
• oft(-en (-times))
• plenteous
• sore
• straitly

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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