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Lexicon :: Strong's G4121 - pleonazō

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πλεονάζω
Transliteration
pleonazō (Key)
Pronunciation
pleh-on-ad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:263,864

Strong’s Definitions

πλεονάζω pleonázō, pleh-on-ad'-zo; from G4119; to do, make or be more, i.e. increase (transitively or intransitively); by extension, to superabound:—abound, abundant, make to increase, have over.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G4121 in the following manner: abound (6x), abundant (1x), have over (1x), make to increase (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G4121 in the following manner: abound (6x), abundant (1x), have over (1x), make to increase (1x).

  1. to superabound

    1. of things

      1. to exist in abundance

      2. to increase

      3. be augmented

  2. to make to increase: one in a thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλεονάζω pleonázō, pleh-on-ad'-zo; from G4119; to do, make or be more, i.e. increase (transitively or intransitively); by extension, to superabound:—abound, abundant, make to increase, have over.
STRONGS G4121:
πλεονάζω; 1 aorist ἐπλεόνασα; (πλέον); the Sept. for עָדַף, and רָבָה;
1. intransitive: used of one possessing, to superabound (A. V. to have over), 2 Corinthians 8:15. of things, to exist in abundance (R. V. be multiplied), 2 Corinthians 4:15; to increase, be augmented, Romans 5:20; Romans 6:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Philippians 4:17; 2 Peter 1:8.
2. transitive, to make to increase: τινα τίνι, one in a thing, 1 Thessalonians 3:12; for הִרְבָּה, Numbers 26:54; Psalm 70:21 (Ps. 71:21); add 1 Macc. 4:35. By secular writings ((from Hippocrates on)) in various other senses. (Compare: ὑπερπλεονάζω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
26:54
Psalms
71:21
Romans
5:20; 6:1
2 Corinthians
4:15; 8:15
Philippians
4:17
1 Thessalonians
3:12
2 Thessalonians
1:8
2 Peter
1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4121 matches the Greek πλεονάζω (pleonazō),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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