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G4119πλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn, pleion

greaterPart of speech: Greek Adjective - Comparative

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Occurrences by book

  1. 6
  2. 1
  3. 9
  4. 4
  5. 11
  6. Romans: 0
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. 1
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 4
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. 1

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45 occurrences in 44 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Acts 20:9

    And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a fall from the third floor, and was taken up dead.

    πλεῖον, pleion “longer,”

  2. Acts 24:4

    But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.

    πλεῖόν pleion “any longer”

  3. Acts 24:17

    Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

    πλειόνων pleionōn “many”

  4. Acts 27:12

    And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.

    πλείονες pleiones “majority”

  5. Acts 27:20

    And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.

    πλείονας pleionas “many”

  6. Acts 28:23

    And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

    πλείονες, pleiones “many,”

  7. 1 Corinthians 9:19

    For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

    πλείονας pleionas “more”

  8. 1 Corinthians 10:5

    But with most of them God was not pleased: for they came to their end in the waste land.

    πλείοσιν pleiosin “most”

  9. 1 Corinthians 15:6

    Then by more than five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, but some are sleeping;

    πλείονες pleiones “greater part”

  10. 2 Corinthians 2:6

    Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;

    πλειόνων, pleionōn “majority,”

  11. 2 Corinthians 4:15

    For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

    πλειόνων pleionōn “more and more”

  12. 2 Corinthians 9:2

    For I have before made clear to those of Macedonia my pride in your ready mind, saying to them that Achaia has been ready for a year back; and a great number have been moved to do the same by your example.

    πλείονας. pleionas “greater number.”

  13. Philippians 1:14

    And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

    πλείονας pleionas “most”

  14. 2 Timothy 2:16

    But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

    πλεῖον pleion “to more”

  15. 2 Timothy 3:9

    But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.

    πλεῖον· pleion “much;”

  16. Hebrews 3:3

    And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.

    πλείονος pleionos “Of greater”πλείονα pleiona “greater”

  17. Hebrews 7:23

    And it is true that there have been a great number of those priests, because death does not let them go on for ever;

    πλείονές pleiones “many”

  18. Hebrews 11:4

    By faith Abel made a better offering to God than Cain, and he had witness through it of his righteousness, God giving his approval of his offering: and his voice still comes to us through it though he is dead.

    πλείονα pleiona “a more excellent”

  19. Revelation 2:19

    I have knowledge of your works, and your love and faith and help and strength in trouble, and that your last works are more than the first.

    πλείονα pleiona “[are] greater”