πλείων, πλεῖον
pleiōn, pleionAdjectiveG4119
greater
From: comparative of G4183 (πολύς);
Short Definition
more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
Full Lexicon Entry
with genitive partit.,; with art., οἱ π., the many,; opposite to ὁ εἶς; neut. pl., πολλά: accusative with adverbial force, neut. sing., πολύ: adverbially, *πολλοῦ *(genitive pret.); with compar., π. σπουδαιότερον; πολλῷ πλείους. Compar., πλείων, neut., *πλεῖον *and *πλέον *(see WH, App., 151), pl., πλείονες, -ας, -α, contr., πλείους, -ω, more, greater
1.as adj.
2.As subst., οἱ π., the greater number
3.As adv., πλεῖον
aprop., most
belative, very great
LXX Usage: chiefly for רַב and cognate forms
Grammar
Part of Speech Adjective
Morphology G:A--C
DescriptionG:A--C
Occurrences
44 timesAppears 44 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Acts
11
Luke
9
Matthew
6
John
4
1 Corinthians
3
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 10:5
- Acts 15:28
- Acts 28:23
- John 4:1
- Luke 7:42
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