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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 tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 6:25 · πλεῖόνTherefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Matthew 12:41 · πλεῖονThe men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.Matthew 12:42 · πλεῖονThe Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.Matthew 20:10 · πλεῖονSo when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.Matthew 21:36 · πλείοναςAgain, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.Mark 12:43 · πλεῖονJesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.Luke 3:13 · πλέον“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.Luke 7:42 · πλεῖονWhen they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”Luke 7:43 · πλεῖον“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.Luke 9:13 · πλεῖονBut Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”Luke 11:31 · πλεῖονThe Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.Luke 11:32 · πλεῖονThe men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.Luke 11:53 · πλειόνωνAs Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,Luke 12:23 · πλεῖόνFor life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.Luke 21:3 · πλεῖον“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.John 4:1 · πλείοναςWhen Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John John 7:31 · πλείοναMany in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”John 15:2 · πλείοναHe cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.John 21:15 · πλέονWhen they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”Acts 2:40 · πλείοσινWith many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”Acts 4:17 · πλεῖονBut to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”Acts 4:22 · πλειόνωνFor the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.Acts 15:28 · πλέονIt seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:Acts 18:20 · πλείοναWhen they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.Acts 20:9 · πλεῖον,And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.Acts 24:4 · πλεῖόνBut in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.Acts 24:17 · πλειόνωνAfter several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.Acts 27:12 · πλείονεςSince the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.Acts 27:20 · πλείοναςWhen neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.Acts 28:23 · πλείονες,So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.1 Corinthians 9:19 · πλείοναςThough I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.1 Corinthians 10:5 · πλείοσινNevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.1 Corinthians 15:6 · πλείονεςAfter that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.2 Corinthians 2:6 · πλειόνων,The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.2 Corinthians 4:15 · πλειόνωνAll this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.2 Corinthians 9:2 · πλείονας.For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.Philippians 1:14 · πλείοναςAnd most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.2 Timothy 2:16 · πλεῖονBut avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,2 Timothy 3:9 · πλεῖον·But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.Hebrews 3:3 · πλείονος · πλείοναFor Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.Hebrews 7:23 · πλείονέςNow there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.Hebrews 11:4 · πλείοναBy faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.Revelation 2:19 · πλείοναI know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.