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GreekG4121Verb

πλεονάζω

pleonazō

8Occurrences
G4121Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to do, make or be more, i.e. increase (transitively or intransitively); by extension, to superabound

from G4119 (πλείων);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
I
Intrans.
1.Of persons
(a)to abound in
(b)to superabound
2.Of things, to abound, superabound
II
Trans. (; not cl, see Lft., Notes, 48 f.), to make to abound.
Synonyms
περισσεύω, q.v
LXX: for עֲדַף, רָבָה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

πλεονάζω appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2
Romans
2
1 Thessalonians
1
2 Peter
1
2 Thessalonians
1
Philippians
1

Key Passages

1 Thessalonians 3:12BSB

And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

2 Corinthians 4:15BSB

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 8:15BSB

As it is written:“He who gathered much had no excess,and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”

2 Peter 1:8BSB

For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:3BSB

We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.