Multiply
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
used (a) transitively, denotes "to cause to increase, to multiply," 2—Corinthians 9:10; Hebrews 6:14 (twice); in the Passive Voice, "to be multiplied," Matthew 24:12 , RV, "(iniquity) shall be multiplied" (AV, "shall abound"); Acts 6:7; 7:17; 9:31; 12:24; 1—Peter 1:2; 2—Peter 1:2; Jude 1:2; (b) intransitively it denotes "to be multiplying," Acts 6:1 , RV, "was multiplying" (AV, "was multiplied"). See Abundance , B, No. 5.
used intransitively, "to abound," is translated "being multiplied" in the RV of 2—Corinthians 4:15 (AV, "abundant"); the Active Voice, aorist tense, here would be more accurately rendered "having superabounded" or "superabounding" or "multiplying." See Abundance , B, No. 3.
King James Dictionary [2]
Mul'Tiply, L multiplico multus, many, and plico, to fold or double.
1. To increase in number to make more by natural generation or production, or by addition as, to multiply men, horses or other animals to multiply evils.
I will multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt. Exodus 7
Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.
2. In arithmetic, to increase any given number as many times as there are units in any other given number. Thus 7x8=56, that Isaiah 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56.
MUL'TIPLY, To grow or increase in number.
Be fruitful and multiply. Genesis 1
When men began to multiply on the face of the earth. Genesis 6
1. To increase in extent to extend to spread.
The word of God grew and multiplied. Acts 12.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( v. t.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under Multiplication.
(2): ( v. t.) To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.
(3): ( v. t.) To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.
(4): ( v. i.) To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
(5): ( v. i.) To become greater in number; to become numerous.
(6): ( v. i.) To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy.
