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Lexicon :: Strong's G4123 - pleonektēs

Aa
πλεονέκτης
Transliteration
pleonektēs (Key)
Pronunciation
pleh-on-ek'-tace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
4x in 3 unique form(s) TR
4x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:266,864

Strong’s Definitions

πλεονέκτης pleonéktēs, pleh-on-ek'-tace; from G4119 and G2192; holding (desiring) more, i.e. eager for gain (avaricious, hence a defrauder):—covetous.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4123 in the following manner: covetous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4123 in the following manner: covetous (4x).

  1. one eager to have more, esp. what belongs to others

  2. greedy of gain, covetous

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλεονέκτης pleonéktēs, pleh-on-ek'-tace; from G4119 and G2192; holding (desiring) more, i.e. eager for gain (avaricious, hence a defrauder):—covetous.
STRONGS G4123:
πλεονέκτης, πλεονέκτου, ὁ (πλέον and ἔχω);
1. one eager to have more, especially what belongs to others ((Thucydides 1, 40, 1 (cf. Herodotus 7, 158)); Xenophon, mem. 1, 5, 3);
2. greedy of gain, covetous: 1 Corinthians 5:10, 11; 1 Corinthians 6:10; Ephesians 5:5; Sir. 14:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
5:10; 5:11; 6:10
Ephesians
5:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4123 matches the Greek πλεονέκτης (pleonektēs),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10 - But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:11 - But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:10 - Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.
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