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πλείων

More in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion

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πλείων G4119

Pronunciation pleíōn

What does πλείων (pleíōn) mean in the Bible?

πλείων (pleíōn) is a Greek word meaning "more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion". πλέον, see: πολύς. Declares Christ’s superiority over prior revelation. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah, Revelation.

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Meaning

more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion

Extended definition

Comparative form emphasizing greater quantity, number, or degree than a contrasting alternative or standard.

πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ;]

1as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος, Jhn.6:10; χρόνος, Mat.25:19; γογγυσμός, Jhn.7:12; πόνος, Col.4:13; δόξα, Mat.24:30; σιγή, Act.21:40; pl., προφῆται, Mat.13:17; ὄχλοι, Mat.4:25; δαιμόνια, Mrk.1:34; δυνάμεις, Mat.7:22,

2As subst., pl. masc, πολλοί, many (persons): Mat.7:22, Mrk.2:2, al.; with genitive partit., Mat.3:7, Luk.1:16, al.; before ἐκ, Jhn.7:31, Act.17:12; with art., οἱ π., the many, Mat.24:12, Rom.12:5, 1Co.10:17, 33 2Co.2:17; opposite to ὁ εἶς (Lft., Notes, 291), Rom.5:15, 19; neut. pl., πολλά: Mat.13:3, Mrk.5:26, al.; accusative with adverbial force, Mrk.1:45, Rom.16:6 (Deiss., LAE, 317), 1Co.16:12, Jas.3:2, al.; neut. sing., πολύ: Luk.12:48; adverbially, Mrk.12:27, al.; πολλοῦ (genitive pret.), Mat.26:9; with compar. (Bl., §44, 5), π. σπουδαιότερον, 2Co.8:22; πολλῷ πλείους, Jhn.4:41. Compar., πλείων , neut., πλεῖον and πλέον (see WH, App., 151), pl., πλείονες, -ας, -α, contr., πλείους, -ω (cf. Mayser, 69), more, greater;

1as adj.: Jhn.15:2, Act.18:2o, Heb.3:3; before παρά, Heb.11:4 (cf. Westc, in l. Was ΠΛΙΟΝΑ here a primitive error for ΗΔΙΟΝΑ ?); pi., Act.13:31, al.; with genitive compar., Mat.21:36; with num. (ἤ of comp. omitted), Act.4:22 24:11, al.

2As subst., οἱ π., the greater number: Act.10:32 27:12, 1Co.10:5 15:6; also (Bl., §44, 3) others, more, the more: 2Co.2:6 4:15, Php.1:14; πλείονα, Luk.11:53; πλειον, πλέον, Mat.20:10, 2Ti.3:9; with genitive comp., Mk 12:43, Luk.21:3; π. Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε, Mat.12:41; adverbially, Act.4:17 20:9 24:4.

3As adv., πλεῖον: before ἤ, Luk.9:13; with genitive comp., Mat.5:20; πλείω: with num., Mat.26:53. Superl., πλεῖστος, -η, -ον ,

aprop., most: Mat.11:20 21:8; adverbially, τὸ π., 1Co.14:27;

belative (M, Pr., 79), very great: ὄχλος π., Mrk.4:1.

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Why This Word Matters

Declares Christ’s superiority over prior revelation. Luke 11:29–32

Canonical Themes

MessiahRevelation

Biblical Occurrences

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New Testament Witnesses

Luke 11:29–32 πλεῖον pleíōn

greater

Additional Occurrences

Luke 21:1–4 πλεῖον pleíōn

More, greater

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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