ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΑΙ, πλεονεκται
PLEONEKTAI, pleonektai
Sounds Like: pleh-oh-NEK-tai
Translations: greedy person, covetous person, extortioner, a greedy person, a covetous person, an extortioner
From the root: ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who is characterized by greed or covetousness, always desiring to have more than what is rightfully theirs. It can also describe someone who takes advantage of others to gain wealth or possessions, often through dishonest means. It is a compound word formed from 'πλέον' (pleon), meaning 'more', and 'ἔχω' (echō), meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4123 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Corinthians — 6:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 6:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΑΙΣ — to greedy people, to covetous people, to swindlers, to extortioners
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΕΣ — covetous person, greedy person, extortioner, a covetous person, a greedy person, an extortioner
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΝ — a greedy person, a covetous person, an extortioner
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΣ — covetous person, greedy person, extortioner, a covetous person, a greedy person, an extortioner
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΟΥ — of a covetous person, of a greedy person, of an extortioner
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