ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΝ, πλεονεκτην
PLEONEKTĒN, pleonektēn
Sounds Like: pleh-oh-NEK-teen
Translations: a greedy person, a covetous person, an extortioner
From the root: ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a person who is characterized by greed or covetousness, someone who desires to have more than what is rightfully theirs, often by taking advantage of others. It can also denote an extortioner, one who seeks gain through unjust means. It is used to describe individuals driven by an insatiable desire for material possessions or power.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4123 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 12:1
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.
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΚΤΑΙ — greedy person, covetous person, extortioner, a greedy person, a covetous person, an extortioner
- 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
- 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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