What does πλήν (plḗn) mean in the Bible?
πλήν (plḗn) is a Greek word meaning "but/however".
Greek · G4133
πλήν
But/however
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πλήν G4133
Pronunciation plḗn
What does πλήν (plḗn) mean in the Bible?
πλήν (plḗn) is a Greek word meaning "but/however".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4133?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include But (13), Nevertheless (6), Yet (3), . . . (1), [I] only [know] (1).
Where does πλήν (plḗn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (15), Matthew (5), Acts (4), Philippians (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It But 13× Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 18:7, Matthew 26:64
Nevertheless 6× Luke 10:20, Luke 13:33, Luke 18:8, Ephesians 5:33
Yet 3× Matthew 26:39, Luke 10:11, Luke 22:42
. . . 1× Acts 15:28
[I] only [know] 1× Acts 20:23
And 1× Luke 19:27
but only 1× Acts 27:22
except 1× Acts 8:1
however 1× 1 Corinthians 11:11
Just this 1× Philippians 1:18
than to 1× Revelation 2:25
vvv 1× Luke 22:21
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:22 πλὴν to But Conjunction Matthew 11:24 πλὴν to But Conjunction Matthew 18:7 πλὴν to but Conjunction Matthew 26:39 πλὴν to Yet Conjunction Matthew 26:64 πλὴν to But Conjunction Mark 12:32 πλὴν to but Preposition Luke 6:24 Πλὴν to But Conjunction Luke 6:35 Πλὴν to But Conjunction Luke 10:11 πλὴν to Yet Conjunction Luke 10:14 πλὴν to But Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:22
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 8
Matthew 5 Mark 1 Luke 15 Acts 4 1 Corinthians 1 Ephesians 1 Philippians 3 Revelation 1
Source forms
πλὴν 25x plēn Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 18:7, Matthew 26:39
Πλὴν 5x Plēn Luke 6:24, Luke 6:35, Luke 22:21, 1 Corinthians 11:11
πλὴν* 1x plēn Luke 17:1
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 27x Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 18:7, Matthew 26:39
Preposition 4x Mark 12:32, Acts 8:1, Acts 15:28, Acts 27:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. but/however
Strong's G4133
Lexical occurrences 31 verses Greek text appearances 31 times 16 shown below Word forms 2 forms 31 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
but/however
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 31 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:22 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Matthew 11:24 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Matthew 18:7 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Matthew 26:39 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Matthew 26:64 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Mark 12:32 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 6:24 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 6:35 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 10:11 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 10:14 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 10:20 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 11:41 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 12:31 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 13:33 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 18:8 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
Read verse Luke 19:27 Adverb
πλὴν plhn
however, nevertheless
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 2 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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 31
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 11:22 · Matt 11:24 · Matt 18:7 · Matt 26:39 · Matt 26:64 · Luke 6:24 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 10:11 · Luke 10:14 · Luke 10:20 · Luke 11:41 · Luke 12:31 · Luke 13:33 · Luke 17:1 · Luke 18:8 · Luke 19:27 27×
Mark 12:32 · Acts 8:1 · Acts 15:28 · Acts 27:22 4×
Word Origins
πλήν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain