Lexicon entry · Greek
G4122πλεονεκτέωpleonekteō
to exploitPart of speech: Greek Verb
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So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.
πλεονεκτηθῶμεν pleonektēthōmen “we may be outwitted”
Let your hearts be open to us: we have done no man wrong, no man has been damaged by us, we have made no profit out of any man,
ἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν. epleonektēsamen “we have exploited.”
Did I make a profit out of you by any of those whom I sent to you?
ἐπλεονέκτησα epleonektēsa “did I exploit”
I gave orders to Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus make any profit out of you? were we not guided by the same Spirit, in the same ways?
ἐπλεονέκτησεν epleonektēsen “did exploit”
And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.
πλεονεκτεῖν pleonektein “to overreach”