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G4119 — πλείων, πλεῖον

pleiōn, pleion · greater · Greek

πλέον, see: πολύς. πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ;] 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος, Jhn.6:10; χρόνος, Mat.25:19; γογγυσμός, Jhn.7:12; πόνος, Col.4:13; δόξα, Mat.24:30; σιγή, Act.21:40; pl., προφῆται, Mat.13:17; ὄχλοι, Mat.4:25; δαιμόνια, Mrk.1:34; δυνάμεις, Mat.7:22, 2. As subst., pl. masc, πολλοί, many (persons): Mat.7:22, Mrk.2:2, al.; with genitive partit., Mat.3:7, Luk.1:16, al.; before ἐκ, Jhn.7:31, Act.17:12; with art., οἱ π., the many, Mat.24:12, Rom.12:5, 1Co.10:17, 33 2Co.2:17; opposite to ὁ εἶς (Lft., Notes, 291), Rom.5:15, 19; neut. pl., πολλά: Mat.13:3, Mrk.5:26, al.; accusative with adverbial force, Mrk.1:45, Rom.16:6 (Deiss., LAE, 317), 1Co.16:12, Jas.3:2, al.; neut. sing., πολύ: Luk.12:48; adverbially, Mrk.12:27, al.; πολλοῦ (genitive pret.), Mat.26:9; with compar. (Bl., §44, 5), π. σπουδαιότερον, 2Co.8:22; πολλῷ πλείους, Jhn.4:41. Compar., πλείων , neut., πλεῖον and πλέον (see WH, App., 151), pl., πλείονες, -ας, -α, contr., πλείους, -ω (cf. Mayser, 69), more, greater; 1. as adj.: Jhn.15:2, Act.18:2o, Heb.3:3; before παρά, Heb.11:4 (cf. Westc, in l. Was ΠΛΙΟΝΑ here a primitive error for ΗΔΙΟΝΑ ?); pi., Act.13:31, al.; with genitive compar., Mat.21:36; with num. (ἤ of comp. omitted), Act.4:22 24:11, al. 2. As subst., οἱ π., the greater number: Act.10:32 27:12, 1Co.10:5 15:6; also (Bl., §44, 3) others, more, the more: 2Co.2:6 4:15, Php.1:14; πλείονα, Luk.11:53; πλειον, πλέον, Mat.20:10, 2Ti.3:9; with genitive comp., Mk 12:43, Luk.21:3; π. Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε, Mat.12:41; adverbially, Act.4:17 20:9 24:4. 3. As adv., πλεῖον: before ἤ, Luk.9:13; with genitive comp., Mat.5:20; πλείω: with num., Mat.26:53. Superl., πλεῖστος, -η, -ον , (a) prop., most: Mat.11:20 21:8; adverbially, τὸ π., 1Co.14:27; (b) elative (M, Pr., 79), very great: ὄχλος π., Mrk.4:1. (AS)

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Matthew 5:20 · πλεῖονFor I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 6:25 · πλεῖόνTherefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Matthew 12:41 · πλεῖονThe men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.Matthew 12:42 · πλεῖονThe queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.Matthew 20:10 · πλεῖονBut when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.Matthew 21:36 · πλείοναςAgain, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.Mark 12:43 · πλεῖονAnd he called [unto him] his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:Luke 3:13 · πλέονAnd he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.Luke 7:42 · πλεῖονAnd when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?Luke 7:43 · πλεῖονSimon answered and said, I suppose that [he], to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.Luke 9:13 · πλεῖονBut he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.Luke 11:31 · πλεῖονThe queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.Luke 11:32 · πλεῖονThe men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.Luke 11:53 · πλειόνωνAnd as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:Luke 12:23 · πλεῖόνThe life is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment.Luke 21:3 · πλεῖονAnd he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:John 4:1 · πλείοναςWhen therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,John 7:31 · πλείοναAnd many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this [man] hath done?John 15:2 · πλείοναEvery branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.John 21:15 · πλέονSo when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.Acts 2:40 · πλείοσινAnd with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.Acts 4:17 · πλεῖονBut that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.Acts 4:22 · πλειόνωνFor the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.Acts 15:28 · πλέονFor it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;Acts 18:20 · πλείοναWhen they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;Acts 20:9 · πλεῖον,And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.Acts 24:4 · πλεῖόνNotwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.Acts 24:17 · πλειόνωνNow after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.Acts 27:12 · πλείονεςAnd because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.Acts 27:20 · πλείοναςAnd when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.Acts 28:23 · πλείονες,And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into [his] lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets, from morning till evening.1 Corinthians 9:19 · πλείοναςFor though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.1 Corinthians 10:5 · πλείοσινBut with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.1 Corinthians 15:6 · πλείονεςAfter that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.2 Corinthians 2:6 · πλειόνων,Sufficient to such a man [is] this punishment, which [was inflicted] of many.2 Corinthians 4:15 · πλειόνωνFor all things [are] for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.2 Corinthians 9:2 · πλείονας.For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.Philippians 1:14 · πλείοναςAnd many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.2 Timothy 2:16 · πλεῖονBut shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.2 Timothy 3:9 · πλεῖον·But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.Hebrews 3:3 · πλείονος · πλείοναFor this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.Hebrews 7:23 · πλείονέςAnd they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:Hebrews 11:4 · πλείοναBy faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.Revelation 2:19 · πλείοναI know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last [to be] more than the first.