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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 King James Version.

  1. Acts 20:9

    And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

    πλεῖον, pleion “longer,”

  2. Acts 24:4

    Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

    πλεῖόν pleion “any longer”

  3. Acts 24:17

    Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

    πλειόνων pleionōn “many”

  4. Acts 27:12

    And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

    πλείονες pleiones “majority”

  5. Acts 27:20

    And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

    πλείονας pleionas “many”

  6. Acts 28:23

    And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

    πλείονες, pleiones “many,”

  7. 1 Corinthians 9:19

    For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

    πλείονας pleionas “more”

  8. 1 Corinthians 10:5

    But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

    πλείοσιν pleiosin “most”

  9. 1 Corinthians 15:6

    After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

    πλείονες pleiones “greater part”

  10. 2 Corinthians 2:6

    Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

    πλειόνων, pleionōn “majority,”

  11. 2 Corinthians 4:15

    For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

    πλειόνων pleionōn “more and more”

  12. 2 Corinthians 9:2

    For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

    πλείονας. pleionas “greater number.”

  13. Philippians 1:14

    And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

    πλείονας pleionas “most”

  14. 2 Timothy 2:16

    But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

    πλεῖον pleion “to more”

  15. 2 Timothy 3:9

    But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.

    πλεῖον· pleion “much;”

  16. Hebrews 3:3

    For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.

    πλείονος pleionos “Of greater”πλείονα pleiona “greater”

  17. Hebrews 7:23

    And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

    πλείονές pleiones “many”

  18. Hebrews 11:4

    By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

    πλείονα pleiona “a more excellent”

  19. Revelation 2:19

    I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

    πλείονα pleiona “[are] greater”