Greek verb · G4122
πλεονεκτέω
pleonekteopleh-on-cek-teh'-o
intrans., to have more, to have an advantage (cl., with genitive of person(s)).; Trans., in late writers (see M
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: pleonektéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4122is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4122
to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach
The King James renders it: get an advantage, defraud, make a gain.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
pleonekteo is rendered "intrans., to have more, to have an advantage (cl., with genitive of person(s)).; Trans., in late writers (see M". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across two books.
- Four of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "intrans., to have more, to have an advantage (cl., with genitive of person(s)).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.2 Corinthians 2:11in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
2 Corinthians 2:11πλεονεκτηθῶμεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's five uses are in 2 Corinthians.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: intrans., to have more, to have an advantage (cl., with genitive of person(s))., and Trans., in late writers (see M.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| intrans., to have more, to have an advantage (cl., with genitive of person(s)). | Tagged as
| Where2 Corinthians 2:11in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. |
| Trans., in late writers (see M | Tagged as
| Where2 Corinthians 2:11in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| πλεονεξία | pleonexia | greediness | Uses10 |
| πλεονάζω | pleonazo | to increase | Uses9 |
| πλεονέκτης | pleonektes | greedy | Uses4 |
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπλεονέκτησα1
- ἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν1
- ἐπλεονέκτησεν1
- πλεονεκτεῖν1
- πλεονεκτηθῶμεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-AAI-1P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-AAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 1st person plural1V-APS-1P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
2 Corinthians
four uses
in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
- πλεονεκτηθῶμενpleonektethomenverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we may be outwitted
Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
- ἐπλεονεκτήσαμενepleonektesamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we have exploited
Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
- ἐπλεονέκτησαepleonektesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: did I exploit
I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
- ἐπλεονέκτησενepleonektesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: did exploit
1 Thessalonians
one use
and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
- πλεονεκτεῖνpleonekteinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to overreach
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.