Quick Definition
πλοῦτος, ου, ὁ n.m. & n.n. riches, wealth
Strong's Definition
from the base of 4130; wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment
KJV Usage: riches
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m./n. | -ου | πλουτέω
57.30 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Be Rich, Be Wealthy
wealth, riches, abundance an abundance of possessions exceeding the norm of a particular society and often with a negative connotation ‘Your riches’ in JAS 5:2 may be expressed by means of a descriptive phrase, for example, ‘all the many things you possess.’
MAT 13:22 · MRK 4:19 · LUK 8:14 · ROM 9:23 · ROM 11:12 · ROM 11:12 · ROM 11:33 · PHP 4:19 · 1TI 6:17 · HEB 11:26 · JAS 5:2 · REV 5:12 · REV 18:17
78.15 · Degree · Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]
great, abundant, abundantly, greatly, extremely a high point on any scale and having the implication of value as well as abundance In a number of languages, the expression τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ in EPH 1:7 would need to be translated as ‘he is very, very kind.’ Though syntactically ὁ πλοῦτος is the nominal head of the phrase in EPH 1:18, semantically ὁ πλοῦτος indicates the extent of the δόξα, and δόξα, in turn, clarifies the nature of the κληρονομία.
ROM 2:4 · 2CO 8:2 · EPH 1:7 · EPH 1:18 · EPH 2:7 · EPH 3:8 · EPH 3:16 · COL 1:27 · COL 2:2
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πλοῦτος, -ov, 6, and (ace. to L T Tr WH in 2 Co. viii. 2; Eph. i. 7; ii. 7; 111. 8, 16; Phil. iv. 19; Col. i. 27; ii. 2, but only in the nom. and ace.; οἵ. [Tdf. Proleg. p. 118; WH. App. p. 158]; W. 65 (64); B. 22 sq. (20)) τὸ πλοῦτος, (apparently i. q. πλέοτος, fr. πλέος full [ef. πίμπλημι]), fr. Hom. down, Sept. for Wy, and also for }j>7 a multitude, 5°n, jin; riches, wealth ; a. prop. and absol. abundance of external possessions : Mt. xiii. 22; Mk. iv. 19; Lk. viii. 14; 1 Tim. vi.17; Jas. v. 2; Rev. xviii. 17 (16). b. univ. fulness, abundance, plenitude: with a gen. of the excellence in which one abounds, as τῆς χρηστότητος, Ro. ii.4; ix. 23; 2 Co. vill. 2; Eph. i. 7, 18; ii. 7; iii. 16; Col. i. 27; ii. 2. the πλοῦτος of God is extolled, i. 6. the fulness of his perfections, — of which two are mentioned, viz. σοφία and γνῶσις, Ro. xi. 33 (for σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως here depend on βάθος, not on πλούτου [ef. B. 155 (135); W. § 30,3 N.1]); the fulness of all things in store for God’s uses, Phil. ἵν. 19; in the same sense πλοῦτος is attributed to Christ, exalted at the right hand of God, Rev. v. 12; in amore restricted sense, πλοῦτος τοῦ Χριστοῦ is used of the fulness of the things pertaining to salvation with which Christ is able to enrich others, Eph. iii. 8. ce. univ. i. q. α good [(to point an antithesis)]: Heb. xi. 26; i. q. that with which one is enriched, with a gen. of the person enriched, used of Christian salvation, Ro. xi. 12.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πλοῦτος ploutos 22x
riches, wealth, opulence, Mt. 13:22; Lk. 8:14; in NT, πλοῦτος τοῦ Θεοῦ, or Χριστοῦ, those rich benefits, those abundant blessings which flow from God or Christ, Eph. 3:8; Phil. 4:19; meton. richness, abundance, Rom. 2:4; 11:33; 2 Cor. 8:2; meton. a spiritual enriching, Rom. 11:12
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πλοῦτος, -ου, ὁ and (in II Co 8:2, Eph 1:17 2:7 3:8, 16, Phl 4:19, Col 1:27 2:2; v. WH, App., 158; M, Pr., 60) τό,
[in LXX chiefly for עשֶׁר;]
riches, wealth: of external possessions, Mt 13:22, Mk 4:19, Lk 8:14, I Ti 6:17, Ja 5:2, Re 18:16; of moral and spiritual conceptions, Ro 2:4 9:23 11:12, 33, II Co 8:2, Eph 1:7, 18 2:7 3:8, 16, Phl 4:19, Col 1:27 2:2, He 11:26, Re 5:12.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πλοῦτος. This masc. noun passes into the neuter declension in Hellenistic Greek (Pro/eg., p. 60), and is so used octies by Paul, generally in a figurative sense. For the literal usage in 1 Tim 6%, cf. P Flor III. 3671 (iii/a.p.) πλούτῳ γαυρωθείς, P Fay 201" (iii/iv a.p.) οὐ διὰ περιουσίαν πλούτου, and Sy/7 553 (-- ὅ 5890)80 (B.c. 196) ὑπέρ τε εἰρήνης καὶ πλούτου καὶ σίτου φορᾶς.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πλοῦτος (ploutos) — riches. πλοῦτος, ὁ, wealth, riches, ἄφενος καὶ πλοῦτον ἀφύξειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to πενία, [Refs 5th c.BC+]treasures, [Refs 5th c.BC+] with genitive _of things_, π. ἀργύρου, χρυσοῦ, treasure of silver or gold, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀφανὴς π., opposed to γῆ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. metaphorically, πραπίδων π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γᾶς π. ἄβυσσος, of the whole earth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. masculine proper name Plutus, god of riches, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; represented as blind, [Refs 5th c.BC+]