Quick Definition
πλουτέω v. I become rich
Strong's Definition
from 4148; to be (or become) wealthy (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: be increased with goods, (be made, wax) rich
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | πλούσιος · πλουσίως · πλουτίζω · πλοῦτος
57.25 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Be Rich, Be Wealthy
to be rich, to be wealthy, well-todo to have considerably more than what would be regarded as the norm in a society
57.28 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Be Rich, Be Wealthy
to become rich, to become wealthy, to prosper to prosper to the point of being rich In some instances it may be useful to translate ‘to become wealthy’ as ‘he soon possessed much’ or even ‘he was no longer poor, but rich.’ By introducing ‘poor’ in contrast with ‘rich,’ one may identify a change of state.
LUK 12:21 · 1CO 4:8 · 2CO 8:9 · 1TI 6:9 · REV 3:17 · REV 3:18 · REV 18:3 · REV 18:15 · REV 18:19
57.104 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Give
to be generous, to give of one’s wealth (a figurative extension of meaning of πλουτέω[b] ‘to become rich,’ 57.28) to give generously of one’s wealth
59.58 · Quantity · Abundance, Excess, Sparing
to be rich in, to have a great deal of to have a large amount of something which has value
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πλουτέω, -@; 1 aor. ἐπλούτησα; pf. πεπλούτηκα; (πλοῦtos); fr. Hes. down; Sept. sometimes for wy; a. to be rich, to have abundance: prop. of outward possessions, absol., Lk. i. 53; 1 Tim. vi.9; 1 aor. 7 have been made rich, have become rich, have gotten riches (on this use of the aorist see βασιλεύω, fin.), ἀπό twos, Rev. xviii. 15 (Sir. xi. 18; [ef. ἀπό, II. 2.a.]) ; also ἔκ τινος (see ἐκ, II. 5), Rev. xviii. 3,19; ἔν τινι (cf. W. § 80, 8 b. note; the Greeks say πλουτεῖν τινος, Or τινι, OF TL), 1 Tim. vi. 18. b. metaph. to be richly supplied : πλουτεῖν εἰς πάντας, is affluent in resources so that he can give the blessings of salvation unto all, Ro. x. 12; πλουτεῖν eis θεόν (see εἰς, B. Il. 2 b.a.), Lk. xii. 21; aor. ἐπλούτησα, absolutely, I became rich, i. e. obtained the eternal spiritual possessions: 1 Co. iv. 8; 2 Co. viii. 9; Rev. iii. 18; πεπλούma, I have gotten riches, Rev. iii. 17.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πλουτέω plouteō 12x
to be or become rich, Lk. 1:25; 1 Tim. 6:9; trop. Lk. 12:21; met. to abound in, be abundantly furnished with, 1 Tim. 6:18; to be spiritually enriched, 2 Cor. 8:9
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πλουτέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for עשׁר hi.;]
to be rich, aor., to become rich: Lk 1:53, I Ti 6:9; seq. ἀπό (Si 11:18), Re 18:15; ἐκ, Re 18:3, 19; ἐν (= cl., c. gen., dat., acc., cf. πλούσιος), I Ti 6:18. Metaph., π. εἰς θεόν, Lk 12:21; of God, εἰς πάντας, Ro 10:12; aor., I became rich, I Co 4:8, II Co 8:9, Re 3:18; pf., I have become rich, Re 3:17.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πλουτέω. For the aor. = ‘‘ become rich,” as in Rev 318, cf. P Giss I. 1319 (not dated) ὅπω[ς] πλουτή[σ]ῃς εἰς αἰῶίνα. The aor. is ingressive in I Cor 4" ἤδη ἐπλουτήσατε; ‘have you already come into your wealth?” The pres. is seen in the Delphic precept, Sy//* 12681. °° πλούτει δ[ικαίως.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πλουτέω (plouteō) — be rich. πλουτ-έω, (πλοῦτος) to be rich, wealthy, opposed to πένομαι, τάχα σε ζηλώσει ἀεργὸς πλουτεῦντα [Refs 8th c.BC+]becomes rich, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; π. μέγα, μάλιστα, μεγάλως, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄναρ πεπλουτηκέναι 'build castles in the air', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἀπὸ τῶν κοινῶν to be rich from the public purse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. with genitive of things, to be rich in a thing, πόνου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλουτῖον (i.e. -τεῖον, for the sake of meter for -τέον) τέκνων.. δωμάτιον [Refs]
3. with dative of things, π. ἐμπύροισιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σιδήρῳ, χαλκῷ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. with accusative cognate, π. πλοῦτον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; π. φίλους, φιλίαν, [Refs 4th c.AD+]