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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 Darby Bible.

  1. Matthew 5:20

    For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass [supplied: that] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

    πλεῖον pleion “above [that]”

  2. Matthew 6:25

    For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

    πλεῖόν pleion “more”

  3. Matthew 12:41

    Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas [supplied: is] here.

    πλεῖον pleion “greater”

  4. Matthew 12:42

    A queen of [supplied: the] south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon [supplied: is] here.

    πλεῖον pleion “greater”

  5. Matthew 20:10

    And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  6. Matthew 21:36

    Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them in like manner.

    πλείονας pleionas “more”

  7. Mark 12:43

    And having called his disciples to [supplied: him] he said to them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury:

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  8. Luke 3:13

    And he said to them, Take no more [supplied: money] than what is appointed to you.

    πλέον pleon “more”

  9. Luke 7:42

    but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them [supplied: their debt]: [supplied: say,] which of them therefore will love him most?

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  10. Luke 7:43

    And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

    πλεῖον pleion “most”

  11. Luke 9:13

    And he said to them, Give *ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless *we* should go and buy food for all this people;

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  12. Luke 11:31

    A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

    πλεῖον pleion “greater”

  13. Luke 11:32

    Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

    πλεῖον pleion “greater”

  14. Luke 11:53

    And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

    πλειόνων pleionōn “many things”

  15. Luke 12:23

    The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

    πλεῖόν pleion “more”

  16. Luke 21:3

    And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  17. John 4:1

    When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus makes and baptises more disciples than John

    πλείονας pleionas “more”

  18. John 7:31

    But many of the crowd believed on him, and said, Will the Christ, when he comes, do more signs than those which this [supplied: man] has done?

    πλείονα pleiona “more”

  19. John 15:2

    [supplied: As to] every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and [supplied: as to] every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.

    πλείονα pleiona “more”

  20. John 21:15

    When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, [supplied: son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.

    πλέον pleon “more”

  21. Acts 2:40

    And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

    πλείοσιν pleiosin “many”

  22. Acts 4:17

    But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name.

    πλεῖον pleion “further”

  23. Acts 4:22

    for the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was above forty years old.

    πλειόνων pleionōn “more than”

  24. Acts 15:28

    For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

    πλέον pleon “further”

  25. Acts 18:20

    And when they asked him that he would remain for a longer time [supplied: with them] he did not accede,

    πλείονα pleiona “a longer”