Word Study · Strong's G4124 · Greek

πλεονεξία

pleonexia

pleh-on-ex-ee'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: pleonexía

“avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion

Rendered in the KJV as

covetous(-ness) practices, greediness.

10
occurrencesin the New Testament
8 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
9
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 10 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 9

πλεονεξίας,2
πλεονεξία1
πλεονεξίᾳ1
πλεονεξίᾳ,1
πλεονεξίᾳ.¶1
πλεονεξίαι,1
πλεονεξίαν1
πλεονεξίαν.1
πλεονεξίας1

How it is rendered · 7

covetousness3
covetousness,2
covetous desires,1
covetousness.1
for greed —1
greediness.1
in craving1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1

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N-DSF · 3
N-GSF · 3
N-ASF · 2
N-NPF · 1
N-NSF · 1

All 10, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Ephesians2 of 10 · 20%
2 Peter2 of 10 · 20%
Mark1 of 10 · 10%
Luke1 of 10 · 10%
Romans1 of 10 · 10%

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Mark1 occurrence

Mark 7:22πλεονεξίαι,pleonexiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralgreed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.here: covetous desires,

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 12:15πλεονεξίας,pleonexiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”here: covetousness,

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 1:29πλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThey have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,here: covetousness,

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 9:5πλεονεξίαν.pleonexiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.here: covetousness.

Ephesians2 occurrences

Colossians1 occurrence

Colossians 3:5πλεονεξίανpleonexiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularPut to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.here: covetousness

1 Thessalonians1 occurrence

1 Thessalonians 2:5πλεονεξίας,pleonexiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAs you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!here: for greed —

2 Peter2 occurrences

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