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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 Webster Bible Translation.

  1. Acts 20:9

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

    πλεῖον, pleion “longer,”

  2. Acts 24:4

    Notwithstanding, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst of thy clemency hear us 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 greater part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is a haven of Crete, and lieth towards 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 am free from all men, yet I have made myself servant to 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 by above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some have fallen asleep.

    πλείονες pleiones “greater part”

  10. 2 Corinthians 2:6

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

    πλειόνων, pleionōn “majority,”

  11. 2 Corinthians 4:15

    For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace may, 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 incited very many.

    πλείονας. pleionas “greater number.”

  13. Philippians 1:14

    And many of the brethren in the Lord, becoming 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 to more ungodliness.

    πλεῖον pleion “to more”

  15. 2 Timothy 3:9

    But they shall proceed no further: for their folly will be manifest to all men, as theirs 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 built the house, hath more honor 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 to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony 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”