πλείων pleiōn, pleion

Greek word for “greater” · Strong’s G4119 · used 45 times in 44 verses

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Meaning

πλέον, see: πολύς.; πολύς, πολλή, πολύ;

How it is translated

Glosses given for pleiōn, pleion in context, with how often each is used:

• more 15
• greater 7
• many 5
• most 3
• further 2
• longer 2
• majority 2
• above that 1
• many things 1
• more than 1
• any longer 1
• greater part 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 11 (3), Matthew 12 (2), Luke 7 (2), Acts 4 (2), Acts 24 (2), Acts 27 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 6 (1), Matthew 20 (1), Matthew 21 (1)

Forms

• πλεῖον 15
• πλείονας 6
• πλείονα 6
• πλειόνων 5
• πλεῖόν 3
• πλέον 3
• πλείονες 3
• πλείοσιν 2
• πλείονος 1
• πλείονές 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pleiōn, pleion more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• γενεά genea “generation” 5
• κατακρίνω katakrinō “to condemn” 4
• κρίσις krisis “judgment” 4
• ὧδε hōde “here” 4
• Νινευΐτης Nineuitēs “Ninevite” 2
• βασίλισσα basilissa “queen” 2
• πέρας peras “end” 2
• ἰδού idou “look!” 4
• προκόπτω prokoptō “to advance” 2
• Ἰωνᾶς Iōnas “Jonah” 2
• νότος notos “south” 2
• ἔνδυμα enduma “clothing” 2

Key verses

The verses using pleiōn, pleion that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:20 — For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of…
• Matthew 6:25 — Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the…
• Matthew 12:41 — The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater…
• Matthew 12:42 — The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the…
• John 15:2 — Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
• John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love…
• Acts 2:40 — And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
• Acts 28:23 — And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them…
• 1 Corinthians 9:19 — For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
• 2 Corinthians 4:15 — For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
• 2 Timothy 2:16 — But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
• Hebrews 11:4 — By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.