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Lexicon :: Strong's G4122 - pleonekteō

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πλεονεκτέω
Transliteration
pleonekteō (Key)
Pronunciation
pleh-on-cek-teh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:266,864

Strong’s Definitions

πλεονεκτέω pleonektéō, pleh-on-cek-teh'-o; from G4123; to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach:—get an advantage, defraud, make a gain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4122 in the following manner: make a gain (2x), defraud (2x), get an advantage (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4122 in the following manner: make a gain (2x), defraud (2x), get an advantage (1x).

  1. to have more, or a greater part or share

    1. to be superior, excel, surpass, have an advantage over

  2. to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλεονεκτέω pleonektéō, pleh-on-cek-teh'-o; from G4123; to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach:—get an advantage, defraud, make a gain.
STRONGS G4122:
πλεονεκτέω, πλεονέκτω; 1 aorist ἐπλεονέκτησα; 1 aorist passive subjunctive 1 person plural πλεονεκτηθῶμεν; (πλεονέκτης);
1. intransitive, to have more, or a greater part or share: Thucydides, Xenophon, Plutarch, others; to be superior, excel, surpass, have an advantage over, τίνος (genitive of person) τίνι (the dative of thing): Xenophon, Plato, Isocrates, Demosthenes, others.
2. transitive, to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach: (Herodotus 8, 112), Plato, Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Dio Cassius, others; and so in the N. T. in 2 Corinthians 7:2; 2 Corinthians 12:17, 18; 1 Thessalonians 4:6 (see πρᾶγμα, b.); passive (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 22) ὑπό τίνος, 2 Corinthians 2:11(10).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Corinthians
2:11; 7:2; 12:17; 12:18
1 Thessalonians
4:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4122 matches the Greek πλεονεκτέω (pleonekteō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:11 - to keep Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:2 -

Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have cheated no one.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:17 - Did I take advantage of you or make any money off you through any of the messengers I sent you? [Certainly not!]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:18 - I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? [No!] Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit and walk in the same steps? [Of course!]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:6 - and that [in this matter of sexual misconduct] no man shall transgress and defraud his brother because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we have told you before and solemnly warned you.
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