πλῆθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• πλᾶθος (Doric)
• πλεῖθος (Boeotian)
• πληθύς (Ionic)

Etymology

From πλήθω "I fill", the intransitive counterpart of πίμπλημι.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /plɛ́͜ɛtʰos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pléːtʰos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /plíθos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /plíθos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /plíθos/

Noun

πλῆθος (genitive πλήθεος or πλήθους); n, third declension; (plēthos)

1. a large number of things, a great number
2. majority, main portion
3. something of large size or magnitude
4. specifically: a large group of people: crowd, multitude, throng, mob
5. populace, people, general public

Inflection

Third declension of πλῆθος, πλήθεος (uncontracted)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πλῆθος	τὼ πλήθεε	τὰ πλήθεᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ πλήθεος	τοῖν πληθέοιν	τῶν πληθέων
Dative	τῷ πλήθεϊ	τοῖν πληθέοιν	τοῖς πλήθεσσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸ πλῆθος	τὼ πλήθεε	τὰ πλήθεᾰ
Vocative	πλῆθος	πλήθεε	πλήθεᾰ

Third declension of πλῆθος, πλήθους (contracted)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πλῆθος	τὼ πλήθει	τὰ πλήθη
Genitive	τοῦ πλήθους	τοῖν πληθοῖν	τῶν πληθῶν
Dative	τῷ πλήθει	τοῖν πληθοῖν	τοῖς πλήθεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸ πλῆθος	τὼ πλήθει	τὰ πλήθη
Vocative	πλῆθος	πλήθει	πλήθη

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G4128