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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 World English Bible.

  1. Matthew 5:20

    For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

    πλεῖον pleion “above [that]”

  2. Matthew 6:25

    Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

    πλεῖόν pleion “more”

  3. Matthew 12:41

    The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.

    πλεῖον pleion “greater”

  4. Matthew 12:42

    The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.

    πλεῖον pleion “greater”

  5. Matthew 20:10

    When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  6. Matthew 21:36

    Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.

    πλείονας pleionas “more”

  7. Mark 12:43

    He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  8. Luke 3:13

    He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."

    πλέον pleon “more”

  9. Luke 7:42

    When they couldn't pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?"

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  10. Luke 7:43

    Simon answered, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most." He said to him, "You have judged correctly."

    πλεῖον pleion “most”

  11. Luke 9:13

    But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  12. Luke 11:31

    The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

    πλεῖον pleion “greater”

  13. Luke 11:32

    The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.

    πλεῖον pleion “greater”

  14. Luke 11:53

    As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;

    πλειόνων pleionōn “many things”

  15. Luke 12:23

    Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

    πλεῖόν pleion “more”

  16. Luke 21:3

    He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,

    πλεῖον pleion “more”

  17. John 4:1

    Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

    πλείονας pleionas “more”

  18. John 7:31

    But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, "When the Christ comes, he won't do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?"

    πλείονα pleiona “more”

  19. John 15:2

    Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

    πλείονα pleiona “more”

  20. John 21:15

    So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

    πλέον pleon “more”

  21. Acts 2:40

    With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"

    πλείοσιν pleiosin “many”

  22. Acts 4:17

    But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them, that from now on they don't speak to anyone in this name."

    πλεῖον pleion “further”

  23. Acts 4:22

    For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

    πλειόνων pleionōn “more than”

  24. Acts 15:28

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

    πλέον pleon “further”

  25. Acts 18:20

    When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;

    πλείονα pleiona “a longer”