ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΜΑΣΙΝ, πλεονεκτημασιν
PLEONEKTĒMASIN, pleonektēmasin
Sounds Like: pleh-oh-nek-TEE-mah-sin
Translations: greed, covetousness, gain, advantage, a gain, an advantage
From the root: ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an act of greed or covetousness, often implying an unfair advantage or gain obtained through such actions. It can also simply mean a gain or advantage without the negative connotation of greed, depending on the context. It is typically used to describe a wrongful desire for more than one's share or an illicit gain.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4123 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 6:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΜΑ.
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.
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΜΑ — advantage, gain, profit, benefit, a gain, a profit
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΜΑΣΙ — advantage, gain, profit, covetousness, greed, a gain, an advantage
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΜΑΤΑ — advantage, gain, profit, a gain, an advantage
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΜΑΤΙ — advantage, gain, a gain, profit, a profit
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΜΑΤΟΥ — of gain, of an advantage, of profit, of a gain, of a profit
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