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multitude

Meaning of “multitude”

1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

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243 occurrences233 verses36 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 16:10

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Matthew 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:2 · retained source text

And great multitudes were gathered together vnto him, so that hee went into a ship, and sate, and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Matthew 13:34
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 13:34 · retained source text

All these things spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake hee not vnto them:

1611 marginal noteMarke 4.33.

Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:36 · retained source text

Then Iesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came vnto him, saying, Declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of the field.

Matthew 14:5
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 14:5 · retained source text

And when he would haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.

1611 marginal noteChap. 21.26.

Matthew 14:14
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 14:14 · retained source text

And Iesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was mooued with compassion toward them, and he healed their sicke.

Matthew 14:15
¶ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 14:15 · retained source text

¶ And when it was euening, his Disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may goe into the villages, and buy themselues victuals.

1611 marginal noteIohn 6.5. marke 6.35.

Matthew 14:19
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 14:19 · retained source text

And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, & tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looking vp to heauen, hee blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his Disciples, and the Disciples to the multitude.

Matthew 15:10
¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 15:10 · retained source text

¶ And he called the multitude, and said vnto them, Heare and vnderstand.

1611 marginal noteMarke 7.14.

Matthew 15:31
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 15:31 · retained source text

Insomuch that the multitude wondred, when they saw the dumbe to speake, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walke, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

Matthew 15:32
¶ Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 15:32 · retained source text

¶ Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three dayes, and haue nothing to eate: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

1611 marginal noteMark. 8.1.

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