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πλείων, πλεῖον

pleiōn, pleiongreaterHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective55 occurrences11 books54 verses

Definition

πλέον, see: πολύς.

πολύς, πολλή, πολύ,

[in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ;]

1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Acts 11:21; ὄχλος, Mark 5:24; θερισμός, Matthew 9:37; χόρτος, John 6:10; χρόνος, Matthew 25:19; γογγυσμός, John 7:12; πόνος, Colossians 4:13; δόξα, Matthew 24:30; σιγή, Acts 21:40; pl., προφῆται, Matthew 13:17; ὄχλοι, Matthew 4:25; δαιμόνια, Mark 1:34; δυνάμεις, Matthew 7:22,

2. As subst., pl. masc, πολλοί, many (persons): Matthew 7:22, Mark 2:2, al.; with genitive partit., Matthew 3:7, Luke 1:16, al.; before ἐκ, John 7:31, Acts 17:12; with art., οἱ π., the many, Matthew 24:12, Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 10:17, 33, 2 Corinthians 2:17; opposite to ὁ εἶς (Lft., Notes, 291), Romans 5:15, 19; neut. pl., πολλά: Matthew 13:3, Mark 5:26, al.; accusative with adverbial force, Mark 1:45, Romans 16:6 (Deiss., LAE, 317), 1 Corinthians 16:12, James 3:2, al.; neut. sing., πολύ: Luke 12:48; adverbially, Mark 12:27, al.; πολλοῦ (genitive pret.), Matthew 26:9; with compar. (Bl., §44, 5), π. σπουδαιότερον, 2 Corinthians 8:22; πολλῷ πλείους, John 4:41.

Compar., πλείων

, neut., πλεῖον and πλέον (see WH, App., 151), pl., πλείονες, -ας, -α, contr., πλείους, -ω (cf. Mayser, 69), more, greater;

1. as adj.: John 15:2, Acts 18:2o, Hebrews 3:3; before παρά, Hebrews 11:4 (cf. Westc, in l. Was ΠΛΙΟΝΑ here a primitive error for ΗΔΙΟΝΑ ?); pi., Acts 13:31, al.; with genitive compar., Matthew 21:36; with num. (ἤ of comp. omitted), Acts 4:22; 24:11, al.

2. As subst., οἱ π., the greater number: Acts 10:32; 27:12, 1 Corinthians 10:5; 15:6; also (Bl., §44, 3) others, more, the more: 2 Corinthians 2:6; 4:15, Philippians 1:14; πλείονα, Luke 11:53; πλειον, πλέον, Matthew 20:10, 2 Timothy 3:9; with genitive comp., Mark 12:43, Luke 21:3; π. Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε, Matthew 12:41; adverbially, Acts 4:17; 20:9; 24:4.

3. As adv., πλεῖον: before ἤ, Luke 9:13; with genitive comp., Matthew 5:20; πλείω: with num., Matthew 26:53.

Superl., πλεῖστος, -η, -ον

, __(a) prop., most: Matthew 11:20; 21:8; adverbially, τὸ π., 1 Corinthians 14:27;

(b) elative (M, Pr., 79), very great: ὄχλος π., Mark 4:1.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πλείων, πλεῖον:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

55 total
  1. Matthew 5:20πλεῖον
    For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  2. Matthew 6:25πλεῖόν · more
    Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
  3. Matthew 12:41πλεῖον · [One] greater than
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
  4. Matthew 12:42πλεῖον · [One] greater than
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  5. Matthew 20:10πλεῖον · more
    So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
  6. Matthew 21:36πλείονας · more
    Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
  7. Matthew 26:53πλείω · more than
    Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
  8. Mark 12:43πλεῖον · more
    Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
  9. Luke 3:13πλέον · more than
    “Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
  10. Luke 7:42πλεῖον · more
    When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
  11. Luke 7:43πλεῖον · more
    “I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
  12. Luke 9:13πλεῖον
    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
  13. Luke 11:31πλεῖον · [One] greater
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  14. Luke 11:32πλεῖον · [One] greater
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
  15. Luke 11:53πλειόνων · many things
    As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
  16. Luke 12:23πλεῖόν · more than
    For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
  17. Luke 21:3πλεῖον · more
    “Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
  18. John 4:1πλείονας · more
    When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
  19. John 4:41πλείους · more
    And many more believed because of His message.
  20. John 7:31πλείονα · more
    Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
  21. John 15:2πλείονα
    He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
  22. John 21:15πλέον · more
    When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
  23. Acts 2:40πλείοσιν · many
    With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
  24. Acts 4:17πλεῖον · any further
    But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
  25. Acts 4:22πλειόνων · over
    For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
  26. Acts 13:31πλείους · many
    …and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
  27. Acts 15:28πλέον · [with anything] beyond
    It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
  28. Acts 18:20πλείονα · a while longer
    When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
  29. Acts 19:32πλείους · most [of them]
    Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
  30. Acts 20:9πλεῖον · and on
    And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
  31. Acts 21:10πλείους · several
    After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
  32. Acts 23:13πλείους · More than
    More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
  33. Acts 23:21πλείους · more than
    Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
  34. Acts 24:4πλεῖόν · any further
    But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
  35. Acts 24:11πλείους · more than
    You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
  36. Acts 24:17πλειόνων · several
    After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
  37. Acts 25:6πλείους · more than
    After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
  38. Acts 25:14πλείους · several
    Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
  39. Acts 27:12πλείονες · majority
    Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
  40. Acts 27:20πλείονας · many
    When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
  41. Acts 28:23πλείονες · [and] many [people]
    So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
  42. 1 Corinthians 9:19πλείονας · as many as possible
    Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  43. 1 Corinthians 10:5πλείοσιν · most
    Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
  44. 1 Corinthians 15:6πλείονες · most
    After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
  45. 2 Corinthians 2:6πλειόνων · majority
    The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
  46. 2 Corinthians 4:15πλειόνων · more and more [people]
    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
  47. 2 Corinthians 9:2πλείονας · most of them [ to do likewise ]
    For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
  48. Philippians 1:14πλείονας · most
    And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
  49. 2 Timothy 2:16πλεῖον · more
    But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
  50. 2 Timothy 3:9πλεῖον · much
    But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.