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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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:20 - For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:25 - "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41 - The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them - and now, something greater than Jonah is here!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:10 - And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:36 - Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:53

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:53 - Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:33 - And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - He called his disciples and said to them, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:13 - He told them, "Collect no more than you are required to."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:42 - When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:43 - Simon answered, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." Jesus said to him, "You have judged rightly."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:13 - But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish - unless we go and buy food for all these people."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31 - The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon - and now, something greater than Solomon is here!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32 - The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them - and now, something greater than Jonah is here!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:53 - When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:23

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:1 - Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:41 - and because of his word many more believed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:31 - Yet many of the crowd believed in him and said, "Whenever the Christ comes, he won't perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:2 - He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15 - Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:40 - With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:17 - But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:22 - For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31 - and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:28 - For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:20 - When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:32 - So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:9 - A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:10 - While we remained there for a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:13 - There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:21 - So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:4 - But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:11 - As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:17 - After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - While they were staying there many days, Festus explained Paul's case to the king to get his opinion, saying, "There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 - Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:23 - They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:19 - For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:5 - But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:6 - Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:6 - This punishment on such an individual by the majority is enough for him,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:2 - because I know your eagerness to help. I keep boasting to the Macedonians about this eagerness of yours, that Achaia has been ready to give since last year, and your zeal to participate has stirred up most of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:14 - and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:16 - But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness,

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