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Lexicon :: Strong's G4119 - pleiōn

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πλείων
Transliteration
pleiōn (Key)
Pronunciation
pli-own
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Comparative of πολύς (G4183)
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Strong’s Definitions

πλείων pleíōn, pli-own; comparative of G4183; more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion:—X above, + exceed, more excellent, further, (very) great(-er), long(-er), (very) many, greater (more) part, + yet but.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x

The KJV translates Strong's G4119 in the following manner: more (23x), many (12x), greater (5x), further (with G1909) (3x), most (2x), more part (2x), not translated (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x
The KJV translates Strong's G4119 in the following manner: more (23x), many (12x), greater (5x), further (with G1909) (3x), most (2x), more part (2x), not translated (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

  1. greater in quantity

    1. the more part, very many

  2. greater in quality, superior, more excellent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλείων pleíōn, pli-own; comparative of G4183; more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion:—X above, + exceed, more excellent, further, (very) great(-er), long(-er), (very) many, greater (more) part, + yet but.
STRONGS G4119:
πλείων, πλείονος, ὁ, ἡ, neuter πλεῖον (eighteen times) and (in Luke 3:13; (John 21:15 L T Tr WH); Acts 15:28) πλέον (cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 151); Matthiae, i., p. 333; Krüger, § 23, 7, 4; Kühner, § 156, 3; Passow, under the word πολύς, B. 1; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, B.)), plural πλείονες and contracted πλείους, accusative πλείονας and contracted πλείους (which forms are used indiscriminately in the N. T.), neuter πλείονα and (L T Tr WH in Matthew 26:53; L T in Luke 21:3) contracted πλείω; (comparitive of πολύς); more, i. e.
1. greater in quantity: the object with which the comparison is made being added in the genitive, as πλείονας τῶν πρώτων, more in number than the first, Matthew 21:36; πλεῖον (or πλείω) πάντων, more than all, Mark 12:43; Luke 21:3; πλείονα... τούτων, more than these, John 7:31 (here L T Tr WH omit the genitive (see below)); πλείονα τῶν πρώτων, more than the first, Revelation 2:19; πλεῖον τούτων, more than these, John 21:15; (πλείονα τιμήν ἔχειν τοῦ οἴκου, Hebrews 3:3b (cf. Winer's Grammar, 190 (178), 240 (225))); περισσεύειν πλεῖον, more than, followed by a genitive (A. V. exceed), Matthew 5:20. πλείονες (πλείους) ἤ, Matthew 26:53 R G (L πλείω (br. ἤ)); John 4:1 (Tr marginal reading omits; WH brackets ἤ). πλεῖον ἤ, more than, Luke 9:13; πλέον πλήν with a genitive Acts 15:28; πλέον παρά (τί or τινα (see παρά, III. 2 b.)), Luke 3:13; (Hebrews 3:3a); ἤ is omitted before numerals without change of construction: ἐτῶν ἦν πλειόνων τεσσαράκοντα ὁ ἄνθρωπος, Acts 4:22; οὐ πλείους εἰσιν μοι ἡμέραι δεκαδύο, Acts 24:11 (here Rec. inserts ἤ); ἡμέρας οὐ πλείους ὀκτώ ἤ δέκα (Rec. πλείους ἤ δέκα), Acts 25:6; add, Acts 23:13, 21; as in Greek writings after a neuter: πλείω (Lachmann ἤ in brackets) δώδεκα λεγεῶνας, Matthew 26:53 (T Tr WH (but T λεγιωνων)) (πλεῖν — Attic for πλεῖον — ἑξακοσίους, Aristophanes av. 1251; ἔτη γεγονώς πλείω ἑβδομήκοντα, Plato, Apology Socrates, p. 17 d.; see ἤ, 3 a.; on the omission ofquam in Latin afterplus andamplius, cf. Ramshorn, Latin Gram., p. 491; (Roby, Latin Gram. § 1273)). the objects with which the comparison is made are not added because easily supplied from the context: John 4:41; (John 7:31 (see above)); John 15:2; Hebrews 7:23; τό πλεῖον, the more (viz., the greater debt mentioned), Luke 7:43; πλεῖον, adverbially, more, i. e. more earnestly, Luke 7:42; ἐπί πλεῖον, more widely, further, διανέμεσθαι, Acts 4:17; (cf. Acts 20:9 WH marginal reading (see below)); προκόπτειν, 2 Timothy 3:9; ἐπί πλεῖον ἀσεβείας, 2 Timothy 2:16; ἐπί πλεῖον, longer (than proper), Acts 20:9 (not WH marginal reading (see above)); Acts 24:4; plural πλείονα, more, i. e. a larger reward, Matthew 20:10 (but L Tr WH πλεῖον); without comparison, used of an indefinite number, with a substantive: Acts 2:40; Acts 13:31; Acts 18:20; Acts 21:10; Acts 24:17; Acts 25:14; Acts 27:20; Acts 28:23; neuter περί πλειόνων (A. V. of many things), Luke 11:53; with the article οἱ πλείονες (πλείους), the more part, very many: Acts 19:32; Acts 27:12; 1 Corinthians 9:19; 1 Corinthians 10:5; 1 Corinthians 15:6; 2 Corinthians 2:6; 2 Corinthians 4:15; 2 Corinthians 9:2; Philippians 1:14.
2. greater in quality, superior, more excellent: followed by the genitive of comparison, Matthew 6:25; Matthew 12:41, 42; Mark 12:33 (here T WH Tr text περισσότερον); Luke 11:31, 32; Luke 12:23; (πλείονα θυσίαν... παρά Κάϊν, Hebrews 11:4 (see παρά, as above). From Homer down.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:20; 6:25; 12:41; 12:42; 20:10; 21:36; 26:53; 26:53; 26:53
Mark
12:33; 12:43
Luke
3:13; 3:13; 7:42; 7:43; 9:13; 11:31; 11:32; 11:53; 12:23; 21:3; 21:3
John
4:1; 4:41; 7:31; 7:31; 15:2; 21:15; 21:15
Acts
2:40; 4:17; 4:22; 13:31; 15:28; 15:28; 18:20; 19:32; 20:9; 20:9; 21:10; 23:13; 23:21; 24:4; 24:11; 24:17; 25:6; 25:14; 27:12; 27:20; 28:23
1 Corinthians
9:19; 10:5; 15:6
2 Corinthians
2:6; 4:15; 9:2
Philippians
1:14
2 Timothy
2:16; 3:9
Hebrews
3:3; 3:3; 7:23; 11:4
Revelation
2:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4119 matches the Greek πλείων (pleiōn),
which occurs 56 times in 55 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:20–2Ti 2:16)

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“For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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“For this reason I say to you, [fn]do not be worried about your [fn]life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41 - “The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42 - “The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:10 - “And when those hired first came, they supposed that they would receive more; [fn]but each of them also received a denarius.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:36 - “Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:53 - “Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve [fn]legions of angels?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:33 - AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE’S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - And calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all those putting money into the treasury;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:13 - And he said to them, “[fn]Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:42 - “When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:43 - Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he graciously forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:13 - But He said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31 - “The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32 - “The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

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And when He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:23 - “For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them.

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Therefore when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:41 - And many more believed because of His word;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:31 - But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the [fn]Christ comes, will He do more [fn]signs than this man did?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:2 - “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He [fn]cleans it so that it may bear more fruit.

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So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you [fn]love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [fn]love You.” He *said to him, “Tend My lambs.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:40 - And with many other words he solemnly bore witness and kept on exhorting them, saying, “[fn]Be saved from this crooked generation!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:17 - “But lest it spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:22 - for the man was more than forty years old on whom this sign of healing had occurred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31 - and for many days He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His witnesses to the people.

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“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:20 - When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32 - So then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the [fn]meeting was in confusion and the majority did not know [fn]for what reason they had come together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:9 - And there was a young man named [fn]Eutychus sitting on the windowsill, sinking into a deep sleep. And as Paul kept on talking, he sunk into that sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:10 - And as we were staying there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:13 - And there were more than forty who formed this scheme.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:21 - “So do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of them—who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they slay him—are lying in wait for him and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:4 - “But, that I may not weary you any further, I plead with you by your forbearance to hear us briefly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:11 - since you are able to ascertain the fact that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:17 - “Now after several years I came to bring [fn]alms to my nation and offerings;

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And after he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - And while they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 - And because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to set sail from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, to spend the winter there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - And since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

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And when they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly bearing witness about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.

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For though I am free from all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:5 - Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased. For THEY WERE [fn]STRUCK DOWN IN THE WILDERNESS.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:6 - After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:6 - Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the majority,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is [fn]spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:2 - for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the Macedonians, that Achaia has been prepared since last year, and your zeal stirred up most of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:14 - and that most of the [fn]brothers, having become confident in the Lord because of my chains, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:16 - But avoid godless and empty chatter, for [fn]it will lead to further ungodliness,

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