πληθύς

A. πληθυῖ Il. 22.458, Od. 11.514, 16.105:—Ion. for πλῆθος, throng, crowd, of people, Hom.ll. cc.; = δῆμος, Leg.Gort. 6.52; majority, πληθὺν δὲ νικῆν IG 9(1).333.18 (Locr., v B.C.): as Noun of multitude with pl. Verb, ὣς φάσαν ἡ π. Il. 2.278: in later Prose, Pl. Ax. 366b, LXX 3 Ma. 4.17; τῆς στρατιᾶς τὴν π. συχνήν Plu. Pomp. 39, cf. Luc. Cont. 15, etc.; = Lat. plebs, D.H. 7.16, etc. [υ in nom. and acc. sg., in other cases υ.]