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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G4119 — πλείων, πλεῖον
pleiōn, pleion · greater · Greek
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Matthew 5:20 · πλεῖον‘For I say to you, that if your righteousness may not abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye may not enter to the reign of the heavens.Matthew 6:25 · πλεῖόν‘Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?Matthew 12:41 · πλεῖον‘Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah, and lo, a greater than Jonah here!Matthew 12:42 · πλεῖον‘A 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 lo, a greater than Solomon here!Matthew 20:10 · πλεῖον‘And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,Matthew 21:36 · πλείονας‘Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.Mark 12:43 · πλεῖονAnd having called near his disciples, he saith to them, ‘Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;Luke 3:13 · πλέονand he said unto them, ‘Exact no more than that directed you.’Luke 7:42 · πλεῖονand they not having wherewith to give back, he forgave both; which then of them, say thou, will love him more?’Luke 7:43 · πλεῖονAnd Simon answering said, ‘I suppose that to whom he forgave the more;’ and he said to him, ‘Rightly thou didst judge.’Luke 9:13 · πλεῖονAnd he said unto them, ‘Give ye them to eat;’ and they said, ‘We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;’Luke 11:31 · πλεῖον‘A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, greater than Solomon here!Luke 11:32 · πλεῖον‘Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, because they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah; and lo, greater than Jonah here!Luke 11:53 · πλειόνωνAnd in his speaking these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began fearfully to urge and to press him to speak about many things,Luke 12:23 · πλεῖόνthe life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.Luke 21:3 · πλεῖονand he said, ‘Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;John 4:1 · πλείοναςWhen therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus more disciples doth make and baptize than John,John 7:31 · πλείοναand many out of the multitude did believe in him, and said—‘The Christ—when he may come—will he do more signs than these that this one did?’John 15:2 · πλείοναevery branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;John 21:15 · πλέονWhen, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?’ he saith to him, ‘Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;’ he saith to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’Acts 2:40 · πλείοσινAlso with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, ‘Be saved from this perverse generation;’Acts 4:17 · πλεῖονbut that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.’Acts 4:22 · πλειόνωνfor above forty years of age was the man upon whom had been done this sign of the healing.Acts 15:28 · πλέον‘For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:Acts 18:20 · πλείοναand they having requested him to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,Acts 20:9 · πλεῖον,and there was sitting a certain youth, by name Eutychus, upon the window—being borne down by a deep sleep, Paul discoursing long—he having sunk down from the sleep, fell down from the third story, and was lifted up dead.Acts 24:4 · πλεῖόνand that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;Acts 24:17 · πλειόνων‘And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,Acts 27:12 · πλείονεςand the haven being incommodious to winter in, the more part gave counsel to sail thence also, if by any means they might be able, having attained to Phenice, there to winter, which is a haven of Crete, looking to the south-west and north-west,Acts 27:20 · πλείοναςand neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved.Acts 28:23 · πλείονες,and having appointed him a day, they came, more of them unto him, to the lodging, to whom he was expounding, testifying fully the reign of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening,1 Corinthians 9:19 · πλείοναςfor being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;1 Corinthians 10:5 · πλείοσινbut in the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were strewn in the wilderness,1 Corinthians 15:6 · πλείονεςafterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;2 Corinthians 2:6 · πλειόνων,sufficient to such a one is this punishment, that is by the more part,2 Corinthians 4:15 · πλειόνωνfor the all things are because of you, that the grace having been multiplied, because of the thanksgiving of the more, may abound to the glory of God;2 Corinthians 9:2 · πλείονας.for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,Philippians 1:14 · πλείοναςand the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold—fearlessly to speak the word.2 Timothy 2:16 · πλεῖονand the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,2 Timothy 3:9 · πλεῖον·but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.Hebrews 3:3 · πλείονος · πλείοναfor of more glory than Moses hath this one been counted worthy, inasmuch as more honour than the house hath he who doth build it,Hebrews 7:23 · πλείονέςand those indeed are many who have become priests, because by death they are hindered from remaining;Hebrews 11:4 · πλείοναby faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.Revelation 2:19 · πλείοναI have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works—and the last are more than the first.