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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, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.Matthew 6:25 · πλεῖόνTherefore, I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?Matthew 12:41 · πλεῖονThe men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.Matthew 12:42 · πλεῖονThe queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.Matthew 20:10 · πλεῖονWhen the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.Matthew 21:36 · πλείοναςAgain, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.Mark 12:43 · πλεῖονHe called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,Luke 3:13 · πλέονHe said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”Luke 7:42 · πλεῖονWhen they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?”Luke 7:43 · πλεῖονSimon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.” He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”Luke 9:13 · πλεῖονBut he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people.”Luke 11:31 · πλεῖονThe Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.Luke 11:32 · πλεῖονThe men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.Luke 11:53 · πλειόνωνAs he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;Luke 12:23 · πλεῖόνLife is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.Luke 21:3 · πλεῖονHe said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,John 4:1 · πλείοναςTherefore when 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 in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”John 15:2 · πλείοναEvery branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.John 21:15 · πλέονSo when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”Acts 2:40 · πλείοσινWith many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”Acts 4:17 · πλεῖονBut so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”Acts 4:22 · πλειόνωνFor the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.Acts 15:28 · πλέονFor it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:Acts 18:20 · πλείοναWhen they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;Acts 20:9 · πλεῖον,A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.Acts 24:4 · πλεῖόνBut, that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.Acts 24:17 · πλειόνωνNow after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;Acts 27:12 · πλείονεςBecause the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.Acts 27:20 · πλείοναςWhen neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.Acts 28:23 · πλείονες,When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about the Kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.1 Corinthians 9:19 · πλείοναςFor though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.1 Corinthians 10:5 · πλείοσινHowever with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.1 Corinthians 15:6 · πλείονεςThen he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also 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 to the glory of God.2 Corinthians 9:2 · πλείονας.for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for a year past. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.Philippians 1:14 · πλείοναςand that most of the brothers 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 empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,2 Timothy 3:9 · πλεῖον·But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.Hebrews 3:3 · πλείονος · πλείοναFor he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the house has more honor than the house.Hebrews 7:23 · πλείονέςMany, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.Hebrews 11:4 · πλείοναBy faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.Revelation 2:19 · πλείονα“I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.