πολλαπλᾰσί-ων G4179
many times more, manifold; multiplied several times over
This adjective expresses multiplication—receiving back many times what was given or invested. In Luke 18:30, Jesus promises that those who sacrifice for the kingdom will receive many times more in this present age, plus eternal life. The term suggests not just doubling but abundant multiplication, emphasizing God's generous response to faithful sacrifice. What believers give up for Christ's sake returns to them multiplied in ways they couldn't orchestrate themselves.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The manifold return promised in Luke 18:30 to those who sacrifice for God's kingdom. Jesus assures that present-age losses are more than compensated by abundant gains—family, community, resources—multiplied many times over. Multilingual glosses emphasize the multiplication ('many-times-more', 'mucho-más', 'beaucoup-plus'). This isn't simple arithmetic replacement but generous, abundant divine recompense that exceeds what was surrendered. 1×
AR["أَضعافًا-كَثيرَةً"]·ben["বহুগুণ"]·DE["πολλαπλασίονα"]·EN["many-times-more"]·FR["beaucoup-plus"]·heb["פִּי-כַמָּה"]·HI["बहुत-गुणा"]·ID["berlipat-ganda"]·IT["pollaplasiona"]·jav["matikel-tikel"]·KO["몇-배를"]·RU["многократно-большее"]·ES["mucho-más"]·SW["mengi-zaidi"]·TR["kat-kat-fazla"]·urd["کئی-گنا"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πολλαπλᾰσί-ων, ον, genitive ονος, ={πολλαπλάσιος}, Refs 2nd c.BC+. adverb -όνωςRefs 2nd c.AD+