πλεονεκτέω
Transliteration
pleonekteō (Key)
Pronunciation
pleh-on-cek-teh'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From πλεονέκτης (G4123)
mGNT
5x in 5 unique form(s) TR
5x in 5 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)
ἐπλεονέκτησα — 1x
ἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν — 1x
ἐπλεονέκτησεν — 1x
πλεονεκτεῖν — 1x
πλεονεκτηθῶμεν — 1x
ἐπλεονέκτησα — 1x
ἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν — 1x
ἐπλεονέκτησεν — 1x
πλεονεκτεῖν — 1x
πλεονεκτηθῶμεν — 1x
πλεονεκτῶν — 1x
πλεονεκτῶσιν — 1x
Dictionary Aids

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TDNT Reference: 6:266,864

Strong’s Definitions

πλεονεκτέω pleonektéō, pleh-on-cek-teh'-o; from G4123; to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach:—get an advantage, defraud, make a gain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4122 in the following manner: make a gain (2x), defraud (2x), get an advantage (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4122 in the following manner: make a gain (2x), defraud (2x), get an advantage (1x).

  1. to have more, or a greater part or share

    1. to be superior, excel, surpass, have an advantage over

  2. to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλεονεκτέω pleonektéō, pleh-on-cek-teh'-o; from G4123; to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach:—get an advantage, defraud, make a gain.
STRONGS G4122:
πλεονεκτέω, πλεονέκτω; 1 aorist ἐπλεονέκτησα; 1 aorist passive subjunctive 1 person plural πλεονεκτηθῶμεν; (πλεονέκτης);
1. intransitive, to have more, or a greater part or share: Thucydides, Xenophon, Plutarch, others; to be superior, excel, surpass, have an advantage over, τίνος (genitive of person) τίνι (the dative of thing): Xenophon, Plato, Isocrates, Demosthenes, others.
2. transitive, to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach: (Herodotus 8, 112), Plato, Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Dio Cassius, others; and so in the N. T. in 2 Corinthians 7:2; 2 Corinthians 12:17, 18; 1 Thessalonians 4:6 (see πρᾶγμα, b.); passive (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 22) ὑπό τίνος, 2 Corinthians 2:11(10).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Corinthians
2:11; 7:2; 12:17; 12:18
1 Thessalonians
4:6
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