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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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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:20 - The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:1 - What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:15 - as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:17 - Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:12 - May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:3 - We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters,[fn] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:8 - For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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