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Strong's Number G3793

ὄχλος

ochlos · okh'los

Transliteration:

ochlos{okh'los}

Word Origin:

from a derivative of 2192 (meaning a vehicle)

TDNT:

5:582,750

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot

Usage in the KJV:

people 82, multitude 79, press 5, company 7, number of people 1, number 1

Total: 175
Occurs 175 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a crowd
1. a casual collection of people
  1. a multitude of men who have flocked together in some place
  2. a throng
2. a multitude
  1. the common people, as opposed to the rulers and leading men
  2. with contempt: the ignorant multitude, the populace
3. a multitude
  1. the multitudes, seems to denote troops of people gathered together without order