Word Study · Strong's G4139 · Greek
πλησίον
plesion
play-see'-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: plēsíon
“(adverbially) close by”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. fellow (as man, countryman, Christian or friend)
Rendered in the KJV as
near, neighbour.
- 17occurrencesin the New Testament
- 9 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- πλησίον15
- πλησίον;1
- πλησίον;¶1
How it is rendered · 4
- neighbour13
- neighbour?2
- a neighbour1
- nearby1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- adverb16
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
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- ADV · 16
- N-NSF · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 5:43πλησίονplēsionadverbYou have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’here: neighbour
- Matthew 19:19πλησίονplēsionadverbhonor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”here: neighbour
- Matthew 22:39πλησίονplēsionadverbAnd the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’here: neighbour
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 12:31πλησίονplēsionadverbThe second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”here: neighbour
- Mark 12:33πλησίονplēsionadverband to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”here: neighbour
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 10:27πλησίονplēsionadverbHe answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”here: neighbour
- Luke 10:29πλησίον;plēsionadverbBut wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”here: neighbour?
- Luke 10:36πλησίονplēsionadverbWhich of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”here: a neighbour
Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 13:9πλησίονplēsionadverbThe commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”here: neighbour
- Romans 13:10πλησίονplēsionadverbLove does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.here: neighbour
- Romans 15:2πλησίονplēsionadverbEach of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.here: neighbour
Galatians1 occurrence
Ephesians1 occurrence
James2 occurrences
- James 2:8πλησίονplēsionadverbIf you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.here: neighbour
- James 4:12πλησίον;¶plēsionadverbThere is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?here: neighbour?