ὄχλος
ochlos (G3793)
crowd
AI Word Study
The Greek word ὄχλος (ochlos) is a term that refers to a crowd or a multitude of people. With 176 occurrences in the Bible, it is a common word used to describe gatherings of various sizes, from small groups to large throngs. Its meaning is straightforward, conveying a sense of a collective group of individuals. The word ὄχλος is used in a wide range of contexts, including social gatherings, public events, and even chaotic scenes. It can describe a crowd of people gathered for various purposes, such as to worship, to hear a message, or to witness a spectacle. In some cases, the word is used to convey a sense of disorder or chaos, as when a crowd becomes unruly or difficult to manage. In terms of significance, the word ὄχλος highlights the importance of community and social interaction in ancient Greek culture. It underscores the idea that people often gather together in groups to share experiences, to learn from one another, and to participate in collective activities. By examining the various uses of ὄχλος in the Bible, we can gain a deeper understanding of the social dynamics and cultural norms of the ancient world.
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Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,
But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.
Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,
Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field.”
When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.
Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”
He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.
He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”
The disciples said to him, “Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, and saying,
As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”
A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.
The multitudes who went in front of him, and those who followed, kept shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
The multitudes said, “This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”
When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.
When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me.
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.
Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”
When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
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