The Ancient Greek word for crowd is
ὄχλος
Translations for crowd and their definitions
ὄχλος | |
1. n. multitude, crowd, mob | |
2. n. mass, multitude | |
3. n. riot, tumult, disturbance, trouble |
πλῆθος | |
1. n. a large number of things, a great number | |
2. n. majority, main portion | |
3. n. something of large size or magnitude | |
4. n. specifically: a large group of people: crowd, multitude, throng, mob | |
5. n. populace, people, general public | |
6. n. magnitude, size, extent | |
7. n. amount, quantity | |
ἐὸν ὀρέων καὶ πλήθεϊ μέγιστον καὶ μεγάθεϊ ὑψηλότατον. - being greatest in number and loftiest in height of mountains | |
πρὸς τὰ ἱερὰ ἱκετῶν καθεζομένων διὰ πλῆθος τῆς ζημίας, ὅπως ταξάμενοι ἀποδῶσιν - they sat as suppliants in the temple because of the quantity of the fine, praying that they could pay it in inst | |
8. n. (of time) length | |
τὰ γὰρ πρὸ αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ἔτι παλαίτερα σαφῶς μὲν εὑρεῖν διὰ χρόνου πλῆθος ἀδύνατα ἦν - the events before them and the events from a longer time ago were impossible to clearly determine because o |
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