much
Polus marks a numerous group or collection and, in other clauses, a great extent or a comparative increase.
The supplied verses most often use the term for a numerous set of people or things, such as body members, opponents, witnesses, and deceivers. It also marks a great extent or intensity with singular nouns and appears in comparative and superlative forms for what is more, further, longer, or most.
Senses in use
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Numerous people or things · dominant
Plural forms identify a large plurality in concrete groups and collections. In 1 Corinthians 12:12 the APB renders the clause with “many members” belonging to one body, while 1 Corinthians 16:9 has “many opponents,” and 1 John 4:1 speaks of “many false prophets” going into the world.
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Great extent or intensity · common
Singular forms qualify matters presented as extensive or intense rather than as a countable group. In 1 Corinthians 2:3 the APB renders Paul’s arrival as occurring in “much trembling”; in 1 Peter 1:3 it speaks of “great mercy”; and in 2 Corinthians 8:4 the clause describes urging “with much entreaty.”
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Comparative or superlative amount · occasional
Comparative and superlative forms set one extent, number, or duration above another. In 1 Corinthians 9:19 the APB renders the stated aim as gaining “more”; in Acts 18:20 the request is to remain “for a longer time”; and 1 Corinthians 14:27 limits speakers to “at most three.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly uses “many” for plural groups and collections, while singular contexts are rendered with expressions such as “much trembling” and “great mercy.” Comparative forms appear as “more,” “longer,” “greater,” or “at most,” but these are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.