πλούσιον [11 verses] (adj pl masc acc) "Rich" is from plousios, which means "rich," and "opulent." It very much has the sense of ostentatiously rich. -- "Rich man" is from an adjective that means "rich," and "opulent." It very much has the sense of ostentatiously rich. Here, it is used with an article, "the rich" but unlike English the sense is not a group of people, which would be plural, not singular, but "one who is wealthy."