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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 wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 6:25 · πλεῖόνTherefore I say unto you, Be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment?Matthew 12:41 · πλεῖονThe men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah 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 ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.Matthew 20:10 · πλεῖονAnd when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.Matthew 21:36 · πλείοναςAgain, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner.Mark 12:43 · πλεῖονAnd he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury:Luke 3:13 · πλέονAnd he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.Luke 7:42 · πλεῖονWhen they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?Luke 7:43 · πλεῖονSimon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the 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 than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food 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 shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.Luke 11:32 · πλεῖονThe men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.Luke 11:53 · πλειόνωνAnd when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;Luke 12:23 · πλεῖόνFor the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.Luke 21:3 · πλεῖονAnd he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:John 4:1 · πλείοναςWhen therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John John 7:31 · πλείοναBut of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?John 15:2 · πλείοναEvery branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.John 21:15 · πλέονSo when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, 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 he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.Acts 4:17 · πλεῖονBut that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.Acts 4:22 · πλειόνωνFor the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought.Acts 15:28 · πλέονFor it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:Acts 18:20 · πλείοναAnd when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;Acts 20:9 · πλεῖον,And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.Acts 24:4 · πλεῖόνBut, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.Acts 24:17 · πλειόνωνNow after some 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 put to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there; which is a haven of Crete, looking north-east and south-east.Acts 27:20 · πλείοναςAnd when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.Acts 28:23 · πλείονες,And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.1 Corinthians 9:19 · πλείοναςFor though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.1 Corinthians 10:5 · πλείοσινHowbeit with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.1 Corinthians 15:6 · πλείονεςthen he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;2 Corinthians 2:6 · πλειόνων,Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many;2 Corinthians 4:15 · πλειόνωνFor all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the glory of God.2 Corinthians 9:2 · πλείονας.for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and your zeal hath stirred up very many of them.Philippians 1:14 · πλείοναςand that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.2 Timothy 2:16 · πλεῖονBut shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,2 Timothy 3:9 · πλεῖον·But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.Hebrews 3:3 · πλείονος · πλείοναFor he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he that built the house hath more honor than the house.Hebrews 7:23 · πλείονέςAnd they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered from continuing:Hebrews 11:4 · πλείοναBy faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.Revelation 2:19 · πλείοναI know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.