G4119 – pleion – πλείων to be more; pl. to be the majority

Strong’s ID:
G4119
Greek Word:
πλείων
Transliteration:
pleiōn / pleion
Pronunciation:
pli-own
Part of Speech:
adjective
Etymology:
comparative of
Usage Count:
56
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Find “pleion” in the Bible (New Testament)

Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

1) to be more
2) plural: to be the majority

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

neuter πλειον pleion pli’-on; or πλεον pleon pleh’-on; comparative of ; more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion:—× above, + exceed, more excellent, further, (very) great(-er), long(-er), (very) many, greater (more) part, + yet but.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) greater in quantity
1a) the more part, very many
2) greater in quality, superior, more excellent

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.