πλησίον plēsion

Greek word for “near/neighbor” · Strong’s G4139 · used 17 times in 17 verses

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Meaning

πλησίος, -α, -ον; (πέλας, near);

How it is translated

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

• neighbour 14
• neighbour? 2
• nearby 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 10 (3), Mark 12 (2), Romans 13 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 19 (1), Matthew 22 (1), John 4 (1), Acts 7 (1), Romans 15 (1), Galatians 5 (1)

Forms

• πλησίον 17

Words used with it

Words that share verses with plēsion more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀγαπάω agapaō “to love” 9
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 8
• ἰσχύς ischus “strength” 2
• νόμος nomos “law” 3
• δεύτερος deuteros “secondly” 2
• ἐντολή entolē “commandment” 2
• ἕκαστος hekastos “each” 2
• ὅλος holos “all” 2
• καρδία kardia “heart” 2
• εἷς ehis “one” 2
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 2
• λόγος logos “word” 2

Key verses

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

• Matthew 5:43 — Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
• Matthew 19:19 — Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
• Matthew 22:39 — And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
• Mark 12:31 — And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
• Mark 12:33 — And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is…
• Luke 10:27 — And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy…
• Luke 10:29 — But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
• Acts 7:27 — But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
• Romans 13:9 — For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be…
• Galatians 5:14 — For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
• Ephesians 4:25 — Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
• James 2:8 — If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

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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.