What does πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs) mean in the Bible?
πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs) is a Greek word meaning "greedy".
Greek · G4123
πλεονέκτης
Greedy
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πλεονέκτηςG4123
Pronunciationpleonéktēs
What does πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs) mean in the Bible?
πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs) is a Greek word meaning "greedy".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4123?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include greedy (2), greedy person (1), the greedy (1).
Where does πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 5:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (3), Ephesians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itgreedy2×1 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Corinthians 5:11
greedy person1×Ephesians 5:5
the greedy1×1 Corinthians 6:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Corinthians 5:10
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
1 Corinthians3Ephesians1
Source forms
πλεονέκτης2xpleonektēs1 Corinthians 5:11, Ephesians 5:5
πλεονέκται1xpleonektai1 Corinthians 6:10
πλεονέκταις1xpleonektais1 Corinthians 5:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2x1 Corinthians 5:11, Ephesians 5:5
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural1x1 Corinthians 5:10
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Corinthians 6:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. greedy
Strong'sG4123
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
greedy
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(πλέον, ἔχω), [in LXX: Sir.14:9 * ;] = ὁ θέλων πλέον ἔχειν (see MM, xx), one desirous of having more, covetous: 1Co.5:10-11 6:10 Eph.5:5.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 5:10Noun Dative Plural Masculine
πλεονέκταις,pleonektaiv
a covetous person
Read verse1 Corinthians 5:11Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
πλεονέκτης,pleonekthv
a covetous person
Read verse1 Corinthians 6:10Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
πλεονέκται,pleonektai
a covetous person
Read verseEphesians 5:5Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
πλεονέκτης,pleonekthv
a covetous person
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternNominative (3)Number patternPlural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 5:11 · Eph 5:52×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 6:101×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 5:101×
Word Origins
πλεονέκτης is built from these roots: